{"id":534750,"date":"2026-03-14T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/534750\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:01:11","slug":"supporters-family-members-rally-outside-a-winnipeg-hotel-following-the-eviction-of-an-indigenous-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/534750\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporters, family members rally outside a Winnipeg hotel following the eviction of an Indigenous family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Around a dozen supporters gathered,\u00a0including Pimicikamak Cree Nation leadership and members of the Robinson family, following a viral video posted to social media showing a teen from Pimicikamak Cree Nation being forced out of the Canad Inn location while he was recovering from knee surgery.<\/p>\n

CityNews confirmed that one of the employees was let go, but a rally was held on Friday where supporters came and showed up to locked doors. They then made their way inside the hospital with First Nation leadership and the family, talking to officials, hoping to make a change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t come here to cause trouble; I came here to create awareness and stop this racism and the way they are treating our people in hospitality,\u201d said Raymond Robinson, the grandfather of Nicholas.<\/p>\n

\"\"Raymond Robinson at the rally outside a Canad Inn hotel in Winnipeg. (Mitchell Ringos, CityNews)<\/p>\n

While the hotel fired one of the employees in the video, they believe others involved should also face consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho has that guy trained? Was he a manager? I am betting his demeanor and attitude are trickling all over that hotel,\u201d said Claudette Medina, a supporter.<\/p>\n

Gerald McDonald, a Cross Lake resident, said, \u201cWe were here for a whole month, and everything was great, that was last year, but I think it really has gone downhill.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the hotel locked its\u00a0doors, supporters got into the hospital and made their way into the hotel, where they were holding a meeting to raise concerns about how Indigenous patients travelling for medical care are treated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere needs to be changes made in terms of how they treat our people, l but also the protocols of being able to get this expedited a bit quicker so there\u2019s no miscommunication,\u201d said Chief David Monias, Pimicikamak Cree Nation.<\/p>\n

\"\"Chief Monias trying to get into the Canad Inn hotel in Winnipeg. (Mitchell Ringos, CityNews)<\/p>\n

As for Nicholas, the teenager is recovering from knee surgery.\u00a0His grandfather says his pain has worsened since the incident, and the family has taken him back to hospital for further assessment while they remain in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they did this to him, they reaggravated and re-injured his leg; his leg right now is puffed up,\u201d his grandfather explained.<\/p>\n

Following the meeting, Monias said in a statement that the family received an apology from the CEO of Canad Inns. Management agreed and committed to working with the union to begin new training for all Canad Inn employees.<\/p>\n

\"\"Raymond Robinson accepting the letter of apology from Canad Inns with\u00a0GM John Saad. (Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak)<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Saad informed us that Canad Inns management launched an internal investigation immediately after they learned of the incident. As a result of that investigation, one employee was terminated. Mr. Saad extended an apology to Raymond and the Robinson Family. We also acknowledge the written apology issued by the CEO of Canad Inns. The hotel has stated clearly that it never wants to see this happen again,\u201d said Monias in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe advised Canad Inns management of other cases that have come to light and demanded new sensitivity and cultural awareness training is urgently needed for staff, particularly given the vulnerability of First Nations patients who often travel long distances from home for medical care. Management agreed and committed to working with the Union to begin new training for all Canad Inn employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

Monias added, \u201cAs Chief of Pimicikamak, I have also advised Canad Inns HSC that any members staying at their facility under medical care must be given a full one\u2011day grace period while their medical travel claims are being processed. The Band will cover the cost for members who are waiting for approval from the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, for one day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Around a dozen supporters gathered,\u00a0including Pimicikamak Cree Nation leadership and members of the Robinson family, following a viral…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-534750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}