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Stay or Leave? Attiwapiskat teens face grim choice

It is a sombre tale of two worlds.

In April, 2016, 400,000 Ontario teens awaited letters of acceptance from colleges and universities, which would signal their transition from adolescence into adulthood.

That same month, in Attiwapiskat, Ont., Chief Bruce Shisheesh watched helplessly as 13 teenagers made a "suicide pact" and attempted to end their own lives.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/attawapiskat-teen-longs-for-home-1.3569152

 

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