‘I don’t know if we can last any longer’: COVID-19 hits nearly half of Bearskin Lake First Nation

The remote Bearskin Lake Reserve First Nation in Ontario is pleading for help as COVID-19 rages through the community, infecting nearly half of its residents. David Akin explains how people are coping, how desperation is growing, and what the federal government is promising.

• Bearskin Lake chief ‘disappointed’ with Ottawa’s response to COVID crisis
• Bearskin Lake chief says community near ‘breaking point,’ needs urgent federal help
• Feds promise to do all they can for Bearskin Lake in Ontario, but no word on military help