In the wake of yet another suicide-related emergency in a First Nations community, the term “suicide contagion” has emerged in the news as a growing trend amongst youth and adult Canadians.
Peter Ostimas, 76 years of age, from Neskantaga First Nation walked 15 miles in three hours, from the old Landsdowne site to the community of Neskgantaga on May 20.
Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt has come under fire for comments he made on the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Although water levels have stabilized and residents who were evacuated have returned to the community, Kasabonika Lake is still trying to recover from the loss of a youth from suicide.
During this past spring hunt, Fort Severn First Nation restricted when hunters from other communities could hunt in Fort Severn’s territory after community members brought up issues related to overcrowding and disrespect for the land and other hunters.
Seventy-seven years ago, Wilda Walmark’s parent packed up their children and became one of the last families to leave their traditional lands in Quetico Provincial Park.