FROM THE ARCHIVE
First Nation rocked with suicides
Facebook
Twitter
Email
MONDAY, JULY 22, 2002 The chief of the Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba has called a state of emergency for three suicides in nine days. An 18-year-old man, a 22-year-old man and a 36-year-old mother of six died while a television journalist was documenting alcohol and substance abuse. The band has a suicide rate 34 times higher than the national average. Get the Story:
Chief cries for help to stop Shamattawa suicides (CBC 7/19)
Manitoba reserve asks for help after three suicides in nine days (CBC 7/20
Advertisement
Stay Connected
Contact
Search
Trending in News
1 White House Council on Native American Affairs meets quick demise under Donald Trump
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
2 'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture
3 Jenni Monet: Bureau of Indian Affairs officer on leave after fatal shooting of Brandon Laducer
4 'A disgraceful insult': Joe Biden campaign calls out Navajo leader for Republican speech
5 Kaiser Health News: Sisters from Navajo Nation died after helping coronavirus patients
News Archive
About This Page
You are enjoying stories from the Indianz.Com Archive, a collection dating back to 2000. Some outgoing links may no longer work due to age.
All stories are available for publishing via Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)