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Victoria grew up in a home where she was abused and neglected, just as her mother had been. While still a child, Victoria was assaulted by the aunt who adopted her after her suicidal mother died of a drug overdose and her addict father became homeless. The shy, music-loving girl was shuffled for years between the homes of relatives and foster care, always yearning for a permanent family. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-releases-report-into-suicide-deaths-of-7-indigenous-youth-1.3551188...
Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye and Vice President Jonathan Nez have made teen suicide prevention a major issue during their administration, but a new study suggests that the Navajo Executive Branch has its work cut out for them. Suicides among Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have always been abnormally high compared to other races, but a new study shows a continued growth in that pattern over the past 15 years. http://www.lakepowelllife.com/suicides-continue-to-plague-indian-country/...
Seven days after first pitching their tents, people remain camped out in front of Regina's Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) office. Signs, fastened to the sides of tents along Albert Street, read "standing strong together" and "honk support change for First Nations". Some cars honk as they drive by. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/protesters-at-regina-inac-office-remain-a-week-later-1.3552061...
The family of Kinew James will have to wait a few months to get any answers about the 35-year-old woman's death at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon. The inquest into James' death — which began Monday at Saskatoon's Court of Queen's Bench — has been adjourned until later this year. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/kinew-james-inquest-saskatoon-april25-1.3551441...