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First Nations boy, 10, dies in apparent suicide while in state care
18 Apr 2024 05:12 GMT
A 10-year-old First Nations boy has died in an … there had been drug and alcohol issues, they had passed every … in 2008 found most were alcohol and drug related, and that …
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First Nations boy, 10, dies in apparent suicide while in state care in Western Australia
18 Apr 2024 02:34 GMT
A 10-year-old First Nations boy has died in an … there had been drug and alcohol issues, they had passed every … in 2008 found most were alcohol and drug related, and that …
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School bus driver charged with impaired driving on Manitoba First Nation
17 Apr 2024 22:18 GMT
… driver on a Manitoba First Nation has been charged with … impaired driving.
The Manitoba First Nation Police Service says officers … drunk driver at Waywayseecappo First Nation, northwest of Brandon.
… detachment and given an alcohol breathalyzer test.
Police say …
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Native Americans Experience Highest Rates of Deaths of Despair, New Study Shows
16 Apr 2024 22:42 GMT
… troubling trend among middle-aged American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI… the suicide rate among Native Americans is 1.7 times … mortality rates from suicide, alcoholic liver disease, and drug … shift’ | Overdose Rates for Native Americans Up 15%, New CDC …
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Deaths of despair are higher among black and Native Americans, study finds
15 Apr 2024 18:46 GMT
… , alcoholic liver disease, and suicide—are now higher among black and Native Americans … that study did not include Native Americans. It suggested that people dying …
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B.C. First Nation declares emergency after spike in overdose deaths
13 Apr 2024 15:59 GMT
… right now.”
Xeni Gwet’in First Nation Chief Roger William said three … aware of mixing drugs, including alcohol.
With files from Monica Lamb … ;Williams Lake Tribune
READ MORE:First Nation communities in Chilcotin grieve 3 …
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Wah Pow Healing Lodge is hiring: Full Time Executive Director
18 Apr 2024 08:17 GMT
… Pow Healing Lodge is an alcohol and drug treatment facility located … integrates Western best practices and First Nation healing approaches.
• Experience in leading … care and improving wellness of First Nations individuals and families, particularly related …
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“This book provides a gift of knowing, of truth and of hope”
18 Apr 2024 05:03 GMT
… that privileges, prioritises and amplifies First Nations voices.
Nicole Hewlett, a Palawa … Aboriginal communities banned or restricted alcohol in their own communities many … present, the dominant discourse framing alcohol use among Aboriginal peoples has …
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News briefs for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
18 Apr 2024 01:06 GMT
… driving with a blood alcohol level that was double …
Members of the Manitoba First Nation Police Service were contacted …
RCMP contacted the Manitoba First Nation Police Service on April …
RCMP contacted the Manitoba First Nation Police Service on April …
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Disturbing details emerge after father was driven by voices in his head to drown his nine-month-old girl at Jack Evans Boat Harbour in Tweed Heads
18 Apr 2024 00:58 GMT
… man living with schizophrenia and alcohol-dependence disorder who previously reported … death of an absolutely beautiful First Nations girl,' she said.
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