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Nunatsiaq News
November 28, 2017
Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson says that Ottawa must have a .... including trying to prevent a lead anti-suicide expert from working at a ...
CBC.ca
November 28, 2017
The quiet 27-year-old from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, says when .... with the loss of her 16-year-old son, who died by suicide earlier this year.
National Observer
November 19, 2017
"I am honoured to lead Nunavut and guide our shared vision for the territory," Quassa said in a statement. ... Suicide is also an epidemic.
Huffington Post Canada
November 17, 2017
IQALUIT, Nunavut — A longtime Inuit politician has been chosen as the fourth premier of Nunavut. "I am out of ... Suicide is also an epidemic.
CBC.ca
November 17, 2017
The suicide rates in both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are ... say senators · Calling Nunavut suicides a crisis important step, says ...
CBC.ca
November 14, 2017
It was 1968, and that year, her family had moved into a Nunavut ... I tried to commit suicide because I felt like I made my father hurt my little ...
CBC.ca
November 8, 2017
Newly elected Nunavut MLAs are in Iqaluit this week to learn the ropes. ... "We need to think of housing, mental health, suicide prevention and ...
Nunatsiaq News
November 4, 2017
The western Nunavut community of Cambridge Bay has a new MLA: Jeannie Ehaloak. That was confirmed at ... 3 to suicide. Other local issues ...
Nunatsiaq News
December 31, 1999
Deputy Premier Joe Savikataaq has a word with Premier Paul Quassa during the first sitting of the fifth Nunavut legislative assembly, held Nov.
CBC.ca
December 31, 1999
Nunavut MLAs, premier and cabinet were sworn in Tuesday despite severe ... Minister of Health and Minister responsible for suicide prevention.
NOW Magazine
August 12, 2017
Vigil over First Nations youth suicides enters fourth week ... a report entitled, Breaking Point: The Suicide Crisis in Indigenous Communities. ... and community health facilities from Nunavut to Newfoundland and Labrador andÃÂ ...
Nunatsiaq News
August 9, 2017
Their new president, Ruth Kaviok of Arviat, 19, says suicide prevention will be ... a day at 1-867-979-3333 or, toll-free from Nunavik or Nunavut,ÃÂ ...
Nunatsiaq News
August 8, 2017
Jamesie Alariaq of Cape Dorset was sentenced to 18 months in jail and two years of probation for theft and arson charges laid after heÃÂ ...
Nunatsiaq News
August 2, 2017
Along with suffering the highest rates of suicide in the country, the Chief Coroner of Nunavut reports that 23 per cent of all premature deaths inÃÂ ...
Toronto Star
August 1, 2017
During those 10 years, the equally isolated territory of Nunavut has built ... experiencing one of the highest child suicide epidemics in the world.
Queen's Journal
July 31, 2017
As a volunteer for the Kamatsiaqtut Help Line following the Nunavut suicide crisis in 2015, Mandal felt that her community's healthcare servicesÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
July 31, 2017
A government division responsible for suicide prevention and wellness, the Quality of Life Secretariat, issued a request for proposals (RFP) thisÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
June 26, 2017
Nunavut is making its largest push yet to tackle its suicide crisis, including a role for social media. In Iqaluit Monday, the Nunavut governmentÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
April 26, 2017
It's the first song he ever produced. But instead of writing about young love or teen angst, Gordon Kaniak is delivering a positive messageÃÂ ...
Huffington Post Canada
March 22, 2017
31, 2016, there were still 127 drinking water advisories in Canada's provinces (not counting those in British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, or communities in the Saskatoon Tribal Council). Out of those, 96 ... In 2013, Neskantaga ...
Nunatsiaq News
March 22, 2017
Suicide prevention partners at Atausiuqatigiingniq Inuusirmi, the stakeholder summit for suicide prevention held in Iqaluit in May 2015.
Alaska Dispatch News
March 19, 2017
... the poem takes on alcoholism, rape, suicide and radioactive contamination. "HEADLINE NEWS" ends with the line "ESKIMOS VISUALIZE HELL AS FINE PLACE TO LIVE," underscoring the painful depth of misunderstanding between the two cultures.
Alaska Dispatch News
March 19, 2017
"By working together, we strengthen our efforts to improve social equity and overcome the systemic barriers to suicide prevention," wrote Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed in a statement. "We are part of a movement toward change, and I felt ...
Nunatsiaq News
March 16, 2017
In the legislative assembly's last day of its winter sitting, the premier said successful responses to those three disasters rank among the Government of Nunavut's biggest achievements since the 2013 territorial election. ... journey towards healing ...
CBC.ca
March 15, 2017
This year, the most popular sporting event in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, gets a brand new name: the Terence Tootoo Memorial Cup.
Nunatsiaq News
March 15, 2017
The second most popular photo on the Nunatsiaq News Facebook page shows Kathy Okpik, the deputy minister of education, and John MacDonald, the assistant deputy minister, talking about the Government of Nunavut's proposed amendments to Nunavut'sÃÂ ...
The McGill Daily (blog)
March 13, 2017
In the vast snowy landscape of Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril narrates a true-to-life image of the cultural practice of seal hunting within Inuit communities.
Screen Rant
March 12, 2017
... but alive, his body won't repair anything unless someone finishes him off. He could also find a way to kill himself, and we know that he isn't squeamish about that, because he only discovered his ability in the first place after several suicide ...
News Deeply
March 9, 2017
The scientists looked at measurements taken with weather balloons across the Arctic from Barrow, Alaska, to Bear Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, to Eureka, Nunavut. These balloons take measurements as they ascend into the stratosphere, allowing aÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
March 8, 2017
Baker Lake resident Trina Qaqqaq gave an emotional speech in Parliament today, calling on non-Indigenous allies for help preventing suicide. The young woman represented the electoral district of Nunavut in the House of Commons, as part of an eventÃÂ ...
The Stringer
March 7, 2017
Several years ago, I disaggregated the Aboriginal suicide rate of the Kimberley to over 70 suicides per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
News Deeply
March 7, 2017
The small settlements of tightly knit families that Aariak recalls from her youth have given way to communities with overcrowded housing, scarcity of affordable food, high rates of substance abuse, youth suicide and other social issues that have ...
The Arctic Journal
February 24, 2017
The third and final workshop of the Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups - Strengths United through Networks (RISING SUN) project is slated to take place in Iqaluit.
Reveal
February 22, 2017
... chunk of northern Quebec is now known as Nunavik. Today, serious challenges continue to persist across this energy-poor region - extreme poverty, high rates of youth suicide and chronic health problems. .... Sheldon Nimchuk, who oversees clean ...
Exclaim!
February 21, 2017
"It reminded me of growing up in Nunavut," Tagaq said in a statement. "Sometimes when things get difficult you have to pick yourself up, you can't let things bring you down.
Salon
February 18, 2017
... to actual Native American designers. In 2015, an Inuit Nunavut family was furious to learn that a high-end European clothing designer, Kokon To Zai, was selling a beaded, embroidered sweater with a copied design originally created as a sacred ...
This Magazine
February 15, 2017
She had to take initiative herself to learn about suicide and low graduation rates in these communities. But what stood out to her most was the cost of food.
Nunatsiaq News
February 15, 2017
And, coupled with the greater eagerness with which local and regional First Nations are willing to present their legitimate grievances to the public, this means the average southern Canadian who reads a newspaper likely knows far more about the suicide ...
The Arctic Institute
February 13, 2017
A 2015 report by Statistics Canada found that one in three households in Nunavut lack access to safe and healthy foods, a level four times the national average.
Ottawa Citizen
February 10, 2017
In Iqaluit, the ministers promised to make amends for how tuberculosis victims of the past were treated, and said they would focus on education and community development.
Waterloo Chronicle
February 10, 2017
Iqaluit's mayor Madeleine Redfern said she is glad there is political momentum to address sexual abuse, noting it "absolutely contributes" to community violence, mental health struggles and suicide. "We can't shy away from this issue," she said. "As ...
News1130
February 10, 2017
TRUDEAU VISITS ARCTIC: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has started a two day trip through Canada's Arctic, meeting with Nunavut Premier Peter Taptuna Thursday. He also met with Canada's national Inuit organization. Trudeau will be in Yellowknife onÃÂ ...
660 News
February 9, 2017
TRUDEAU VISITS ARCTIC: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has started a two day trip through Canada's Arctic, meeting with Nunavut Premier Peter Taptuna Thursday. He also met with Canada's national Inuit organization. Trudeau will be in Yellowknife onÃÂ ...
www.muskokaregion.com/
February 9, 2017
Iqaluit's mayor Madeleine Redfern said she is glad there is political momentum to address sexual abuse, noting it "absolutely contributes" to community violence, mental health struggles and suicide. "We can't shy away from this issue," she said. "As ...
Hamilton Spectator
February 9, 2017
"We're going to come together with senior officials that are going to decide how to craft action on things like land claim implementation, on health issues - whether it is suicide prevention or tuberculosis - housing and infrastructure or language ...
News Deeply
February 8, 2017
Okalik, who lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, was recently named an Indspire laureate, an honour bestowed upon Canadian indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievements.
News Deeply
February 7, 2017
Okalik, who lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, was recently named an Indspire laureate, an honour bestowed upon Canadian indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievements.
News Deeply
January 31, 2017
For now, the Canadian territory of Nunavut remains dependent on slow and expensive satellite feeds for its internet access.
CBC.ca
January 31, 2017
Bell recently announced $250,000 to support Nunavut suicide prevention efforts, and a Bell spokesperson says nearly $500,000 in grants will support Indigenous communities from this year's funds.
News Deeply
January 27, 2017
Marjorie Tahbone is helping to reawaken the Inupiat tattooing tradition. The master's student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks sees this as part of a broader effort to give Northern youth a strong cultural foundation.
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