Youth Suicide in Wapekeka Hits Hard on Community

Grief and sorrow around the drum as the Chiefs Conference and NAN Youth Council led a discussion on Youth Suicide.
LAC SEUL FIRST NATION – Emotions were running along with tears at the 43rd Ontario Chiefs Conference held in Lac Seul in mid-June. The news of a suicide in Wapekeka brought the issue of the problems facing northern communities right to the forefront.
Chief Brennan Sainnawap and members of Wapekeka are grieving on loss of another youth in what appears to be a suicide pact with