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Mushkegowuk releases People’s Inquiry into Our Suicide Pandemic report

Create: 01/26/2016 - 06:27
Nobody Wants to Die. They Want to Stop the Pain: The People’s Inquiry into Our Suicide Pandemic report released by Mushkegowuk Tribal on Jan. 20. Photo by Blue Earth Photography.
The Inquiry’s lead commissioner Mike Metatawabin, a member of Fort Albany First Nation. Photo by Blue Earth Photography.

Suicide is a difficult topic to discuss. It’s painful. Sometimes it’s probably much easier to pretend it doesn’t happen. Sometimes we respond by recognizing that we can do things better, differently. But then we move on. We don’t forget, but we’re uncomfortable with really facing it head on. We’re scared we’ll make it worse. Suicide rates amongst some First Nations in Northern Ontario is 50 times the Canadian average for children under 15 years old.

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