Safe spaces across Inuit Nunangat a must in suicide prevention, advocates say – CBC

Aug 08, 2025

Suicide rates in the region estimated to be 5 to 25 times higher than rest of Canada

In 1998, Igloolik, Nunavut, was rocked by the deaths of two teenagers by suicide.

Guillaume Ittukssarjuat Saladin remembers being deeply shaken, along with many others in the community.

From that tragedy, he started looking for ways to help young people express themselves through creativity. He saw adults in the community working on films for Isuma Productions — but there was nothing similar for youth in Igloolik.

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