Perry Bellegarde is National Chief, Assembly of First Nations, Canada. 

Indigenous Peoples Confronting the Pandemic: Nīsōhkamātowin wāhiyaw itōhtēmakan

National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations, Canada, addresses the High-level event of the General Assembly at the conclusion of the International Year of Indigenous Languages (2019), 17 December 2019. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
Photo from Peguis First Nations, with permission from Doris Bear, Certified First Nations Health Manager and Health Director, kindly provided by Marion Crowe, ED, First Nations Health Managers Association.
Perry Bellegarde

Viruses don’t discriminate, but governments, institutions and social systems do. Infectious diseases like COVID-19 follow the channels carved by centuries of prejudice and inequality.

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