Six Nations community vents frustrations with health care system during Heather Winterstein inquest info session

By Alex Murray Writer Just as an inquest into the death of Heather Winterstein opens, a Six Nations councillor is calling for a public inquiry into the way Indigenous people are treated in the public health care system. “An inquest is a one-off,” councillor Key said. “ A public inquiry would be broader he added. “They probably would start with looking at how many people want to volunteer their issue with the medical system. They would prepare an agenda that would look at all of that in a public inquiry. And at least it would have weight to change law. It would have more teeth.” Six Nations elected Council (SNEC) held an information session at the GREAT Theatre March 24th on the inquest into the death of Heather Winterstein. Winterstein’s…

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