Bruce Shisheesh
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Attawapiskat chief: Trudeau government ‘is listening,’ but new funding isn’t enoughThe chief of one of Canada's most troubled northern reserves says his community needs immediate help, and the addition of two mental health workers just won't cut it.CanadaJun 17, 2016
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Attawapiskat donates to Fort McMurray wildfire relief fundA northern Ontario First Nation that has been dealing with a suicide crisis among its young people has raised money for Alberta wildfire victims.CanadaMay 17, 2016
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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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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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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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Attawapiskat: 13 kids taken to hospital over fears of ‘suicide pact’Thirteen young people in Attawapiskat were taken to hospital Monday night over fears of a suicide pact just days after the northern Ontario community declared a state of emergency after 11 suicide attempts over the weekend.CanadaApr 12, 2016
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