Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam wonders if others who are having the same symptoms have had the procedure done to them ‘without them knowing’
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation listens as Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks during a press conference in Fort McMurray, Alta. on May 30, 2014.Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is nothing short of a “crisis” that warrants a public inquiry, says a prominent Alberta First Nations leader.
A public inquiry is necessary to ensure politicians deal with the issue “once and for all,” Adam added.Morningstar Mercredi, an Indigenous author from Adam’s community who says she had a pregnancy terminated and her left ovary and Fallopian tube removed against her will in the mid-1970s in Saskatoon, said she hopes more leaders speak out.She also said she personally took comfort knowing her own chief was addressing the issue publicly, after she approached him about doing so.
“Mr. Trudeau has to come out and do what’s right because this has been going on too long and somebody has to correct the problem,” Adam said. “It is a violation of human rights.”
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