Collège Ahuntsic has officially adopted Joyce’s Principle, a set of recommendations developed in memory of Joyce Echaquan—a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman who died in 2020 after experiencing racism in a Québec hospital. The recommendations seek to ensure that all Indigenous Peoples have equitable access to culturally safe, discrimination-free health and social services. The adoption of Joyce’s Principle was spearheaded by a group of students who collected and presented over 200 signatures to the college’s Conseil d’administration. Ahuntsic stated that it plans to work with the Bureau du Principe de Joyce to support implementation and ensure the process is guided by the communities it was created to serve.
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