If a white guy like myself wearing a suit were loitering in the pseudoephedrine aisle...
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) grand chief Sheila North Wilson said she's experienced racism while shopping before. But on a recent trip to a St. James pharmacy, North Wilson said she was treated like a potential thief.
"I heard a lady on the intercom say, 'Security aisle five, security aisle five,' so I looked up and sure enough it says 'aisle five' and I'm the only one standing there," North Wilson said, adding she then approached management.
"I asked her, 'Why are you targeting me? Because I'm dressed like this? Because I have this face? Why did you decide that I needed to be checked on — to see if I was stealing anything?"
North Wilson's trip to the pharmacy happened on Jan. 2. She said while she is still upset, she doesn't plan to disclose the store's location.
"I wanted to focus on the issue more than the stores, because if we target one store then it lets others off the hook," she said.
North Wilson said she thinks attitudes that lead to everyday-racism stem from deeply entrenched ignorance about indigenous people.
"People in Canadian society, in Winnipeg, in Manitoba grow up learning negative stereotypes about indigenous people and they don't bother to correct these stereotypes on their own as they become adults," she said.
More confused by reality found here:First Nations leader questions why she was treated like a thief in Winnipeg store - Manitoba - CBC News
Poor Princess, what is she doing about gangs, dope growing and meth operations on her Rez that put her in this position?
A Manitoba chief is speaking out after she says she was racially profiled in a Winnipeg store.
Methamphetamine use is a growing problem across Canada and the United States. Law enforcement officials have raised concern about the illegal diversion of substances found in everyday items into underground methamphetamine production.
Meth Watch supporters encourage law enforcement efforts to stop the production and trafficking of methamphetamine. That's why we have introduced the Meth Watch Program to Canada to curtail the theft and suspicious sale of products containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, as well as other household items that can be used in the illegal manufacturing of methamphetamine. Industry retailers, law enforcement agencies, pharmacy organizations and government have come together to implement an effective national program to prevent diversion of legitimate products for illegal use.
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) grand chief Sheila North Wilson said she's experienced racism while shopping before. But on a recent trip to a St. James pharmacy, North Wilson said she was treated like a potential thief.
"I heard a lady on the intercom say, 'Security aisle five, security aisle five,' so I looked up and sure enough it says 'aisle five' and I'm the only one standing there," North Wilson said, adding she then approached management.
"I asked her, 'Why are you targeting me? Because I'm dressed like this? Because I have this face? Why did you decide that I needed to be checked on — to see if I was stealing anything?"
North Wilson's trip to the pharmacy happened on Jan. 2. She said while she is still upset, she doesn't plan to disclose the store's location.
"I wanted to focus on the issue more than the stores, because if we target one store then it lets others off the hook," she said.
North Wilson said she thinks attitudes that lead to everyday-racism stem from deeply entrenched ignorance about indigenous people.
"People in Canadian society, in Winnipeg, in Manitoba grow up learning negative stereotypes about indigenous people and they don't bother to correct these stereotypes on their own as they become adults," she said.
More confused by reality found here:First Nations leader questions why she was treated like a thief in Winnipeg store - Manitoba - CBC News
Poor Princess, what is she doing about gangs, dope growing and meth operations on her Rez that put her in this position?
