The councils of Manawan and the Atikamekw Nation submitted Joyce's Principle to the governments of Quebec and Canada. Developed after Joyce Echaquan's death, it demanded discrimination-free health and social services and respect for Indigenous knowledge. The initiative asserted communities' authority to define institutional change rather than merely receive official assurances.
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What was central to Joyce's Principle?
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The Atikamekw councils proposed institutional commitments to safe health and social services, grounded in Indigenous rights and knowledge.
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