Wabaseemoong residents have been refused service at some Kenora businesses. That’s a human rights violation – CBC

Mar 01, 2021

Other businesses and Kenora residents are rallying to support those turned away or harrassed

Lorayne Hunter and her sister rushed from their home in Wabaseemoong Independent Nation and drove 95 km into Kenora, Ont. last week after hearing their mom was admitted to the intensive care unit with a medical emergency.

After arriving, the sisters tried to get a room at the Super 8 by Wyndham Kenora. They were told the price for the night, and then the woman working the front desk asked where they were from.

They said Wabaseemoong.

“Then she goes, ‘we don’t accept people from Wabaseemoong,'” said Hunter.