ORILLIA — An Indigenous OPP officer who is off work with post-traumatic stress disorder says the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) ignored her request for culturally sensitive healthcare for a year, and she calls it racial discrimination.

"In August 2024, I asked my case manager if I could get an Indigenous mental healthcare provider, mainly a psychologist and occupational therapist," said Amanda Hill, a constable in Orillia, roughly 100 kilometres north of Toronto.

Traditional wellness and healing is an important part of First Nations health that is often overlooked by healthcare systems, Hill said.

"I told my case work that Indigenous people need a different kind of treatment, but she didn't seem to understand. She didn't say 'no,' but she also said I needed to find my own p

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