A 37-year-old Indigenous woman who’s suing the Northern Regional Health Authority claims negligent medical care and racism left her seriously injured after she had a stroke and went to the Thompson hospital.

Shawna Flett’s lawsuit marks another allegation of racism in Manitoba’s health-care system.

The health authority, a nurse and a doctor employed by the Thompson General Hospital are listed as defendants in the statement of claim that was filed Aug. 15 in the Court of King’s Bench.

“The plaintiff states that owing to her being and presenting as Indigenous, she was discriminated against by each defendant in seeking health care at the hospital, which resulted in her receiving delayed care and treatment,” it says.