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Acknowledging the hurt: N.L. social workers have new cultural competence standards to follow – CBC

Labrador’s Indigenous groups “distrust” social workers Nov 02, 2016 There’s a sore relationship among social workers and Indigenous peoples in Newfoundland and Labrador according to one of the main contributors to…

Northern suicides ‘big priority’ for Sask’s new children’s advocate – StarPhoenix

As the province reels from six recent suicides in the north, Saskatchewan’s new children’s advocate began his first day on the job by saying he’ll make the safety of youth…

Putting indigenous communities under suicide watch is no answer – The Globe and Mail

Nov. 01, 2016 Suicide is not a spectator sport. The epidemic of self-harm occurring in indigenous communities warrants urgent attention, but the right kind of attention. We don’t need ghoulish…

6 Indigenous Girls Committed Suicide In Saskatchewan In October – Huffington Post Canada

November 01, 2016 LA RONGE, Sask. — There is more heartbreak in northern Saskatchewan where another indigenous girl has committed suicide — the sixth in the province this month. The…

Truth and Reconciliation summit in Banff hopes to educate and heal – APTN

October 31, 2016 A summit on truth and reconciliation was held in Banff, Alberta. The goal was to educate Canadians and try to find the path to reconciliation. Read More: http://aptn.ca/news/2016/10/31/truth-and-reconciliation-summit-in-banff-hopes-to-educate-and-heal/…

Opinion: Aboriginal suicide an issue for us all – The StarPhoenix

10.31.2016 Dr. Richard Thatcher The tragedy of recent teenage suicides in northern Saskatchewan should cut to the sympathetic core of all of our hearts. Of course, the grief that so…

Lack of dialysis services in Northern Manitoba proving fatal, Indigenous patients say – CBC

‘They should have one emergency dialysis in each reserve,’ says woman who lost granddaughter Oct 31, 2016 A shortage of dialysis machines on the Norway House Cree Nation is forcing…

Manitoba Metis group president upset province ending funding for health program – CP

Source: The Canadian Press Nov 29, 2016  WINNIPEG _ The president of the Manitoba Metis Federation says he’s shocked that the province is cutting funding for a preventative health program. David Chartrand said…

Another indigenous girl commits suicide on northern Saskatchewan reserve – CP

Source: The Canadian Press Oct 28, 2016 15:59 By MBC THE CANADIAN PRESS LOON LAKE, Sask. _ Another indigenous girl has committed suicide in northern Saskatchewan _ the fifth this month. A grief counsellor…

Feds urged to make mental health top priority in health accord negotiations – CP

Source: The Canadian Press Oct 27, 2016 OTTAWA _ The Trudeau government is being urged to make mental health a top priority as it negotiates a new health accord with the provinces and…

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