Ontario First Nation ‘reeling’ after suicide of 11-year-old girl – CBC
Alyssa Nanokeesic died by suicide on Friday
Feb 15, 2017
The chief of a northern Ontario First Nation devastated by the suicide of an 11-year-old girl says Canada’s healthcare system is designed “to respond only when we hold a news conference about a crisis.”
Alyssa Nanokeesic died by suicide in Kithchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake First Nation) on Friday.
“Everyone in our community, especially her family, friends, classmates and school staff, is reeling from the tragic death of this young girl,” said Chief James Cutfeet in a news released issued by the First Nation on Tuesday.
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/11-year-old-suicide-1.3982955
