First Nation rocked with suicides

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.

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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