Attawapiskat Crisis
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NDP MP Charlie Angus cancels trip to UN, flies to Attawapiskat amid suicide crisisIndigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould are set to speak at the UN's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.CanadaMay 9, 2016
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Trudeau offers meeting with Attawapiskat’s chiefAmid political pressure, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent a letter to the chief of Attawapiskat First Nation — the beleaguered Ontario community grappling with a suicide crisis — to offer a meeting in Ottawa.CanadaMay 5, 2016
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Attawapiskat chief urges meeting with Trudeau after 9 more suicide attemptsChief Bruce Shisheesh tweeted there had been nine more attempted suicides or overdoses in Attawapiskat on Tuesday.CanadaMay 5, 2016
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Beyond the headlines: Small-town Attawapiskat hums quietly along amid suicide crisisIn many ways, Attawapiskat -- population 2,100 -- has all the trappings of any small town, including older folk lamenting the changing of the times.CanadaApr 28, 2016
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Regina INAC protest continuesIt's been over a week since protesters have set up camp outside the Indigenous Northern Affairs Canada office on Albert Street in Regina and the group says they plan on staying.CanadaApr 25, 2016
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Attawapiskat: Suicide isn’t a ‘big mystery’ – lessons from successful suicide prevention strategiesQuebec halved its youth suicide rate in ten years with a dedicated strategy. One Inuit leader says a similar approach could help indigenous communities.PoliticsApr 19, 2016
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Emergency aid arriving in Attawapiskat, but what about long-term solutions?Mental health workers have travelled to Attawapiskat to help the remote northern Ontario reserve contend with an epidemic of suicide attempts among its young people.CanadaApr 17, 2016
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Chief of Attawapiskat says 5 more suicide attempts madeThe chief of the remote northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat First Nation says the reserve had five more suicide attempts on Friday.CanadaApr 16, 2016
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Regina-based program takes an artistic approach to First Nations suicide preventionActing Out! But in a Good Way has been working with kids in First Nations' schools for five years, and is looking to expand its reach.CanadaApr 15, 2016
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Focus on community support for aboriginal youth needed to guard against suicideA university professor who has studied suicides among aboriginal people says strong community support for youth and determined leadership can guard against outbreaks of attempted suicides, such as one seen in a remote northern Ontario First Nation this week.CanadaApr 15, 2016
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