Overdoses prompt First Nation in B.C. to declare state of emergency – Atin Ito News

April 15 2024

A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.

Tsilhqot’in National Government says community grieving recent deaths.

A spike in overdose deaths in the six First Nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government in British Columbia has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.

The Cariboo-area nation says in a statement that toxic drugs combined with the historical and present-day harms of colonialism are contributing to higher rates of overdose deaths among Indigenous people.

Tribal Chair and Chief Joe Alphonse says in the statement that drugs are a major problem in the community, and while they feel like their hands are tied, they need to act to save lives.

The statement says the RCMP know who the dealers are, and that is something that needs to be addressed.

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