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Navajo Blame EPA Inaction For Suicides

For most Americans, the third week of December is about wrapping up Christmas shopping and prepping for a whirlwind of family gatherings. But for the leaders of the Navajo Nation, it’s about something much heavier: suicide prevention.

Russell Begaye and Jonathan Nez, Navajo Nation’s president and vice president, respectively, issued an executive order earlier that month designating the third week of December and one week in June for focusing on preventing suicide after a recent spate of deaths rocked the tribe.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/03/navajo-blame-epa-inaction-for-suicides.html

 

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