Improving health care for Indigenous peoples in the Fraser Salish region, and addressing systemic racism are goals of a renewed Fraser Partnership Accord.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix signed the accord with reps from Fraser Salish Regional Caucus, Fraser Health, and Métis Nation B.C. at the Shxwhá:y Village Cultural Centre, near Chilliwack, in a traditional longhouse ceremony on Feb. 1.
“As Minister, I think we’ve made a little bit of progress but Indigenous-specific racism exists in our health care system, and it is only through committed partnerships like this one we are signing, the Fraser Partnership Accord, that will see us continue down our road to eliminating racism in our health care system,” Dix said.