Father, son reflect on importance of family at suicide prevention conference – CBC

More than 500 northern and Indigenous youth and their families attending Ignite the Life

Feb 02, 2017

Eleven-year-old Keaston Ratt caught several walleye with his dad last week, but the outing wasn’t just about the fish.

Keaston, who is blind, and his dad say the best part is the time they spend in the ice fishing shack with each other.

“I am so blessed,” said Keaston’s father, Arnold Custer.

“We all need to get back to these traditional activities, traditional gatherings.”

Keaston and his father are among more than 500 northern and Indigenous youth and their families at the Ignite the Life conference on suicide prevention at the Saskatoon Inn Thursday and Friday.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/father-son-suicide-prevention-saskatoon-1.3964456

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