Chief calls for better mental health supports following young man’s death in remote northern First Nation – CBC

Jan 31, 2022

First Nations leaders say drug smuggling through the mail is an issue in northern communities

The chief of Sayisi Dene First Nation is pleading for more mental health resources in the remote northern community after the death of a 21-Ayear-old man.

Chief Evan Yassie of Sayisi Dene First Nation said he believes drugs were involved in the circumstances around the man’s death, and wants the provincial and federal governments to do more to ensure illegal substances can’t get into the community, which is located near Tadoule Lake.

The 21-year-old was accused of assaulting multiple people on Thursday. When police were trying to arrest him on Friday, he turned a gun on himself.

Chief calls for better mental health supports following young man’s death in remote northern First Nation – CBC

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