Canadian Attawapiskat First Nation suicide emergency
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36012578
An indigenous community in northern Canada has declared a state of emergency after 11 people attempted to take their own lives in one day.
The Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario saw 28 suicide attempts in March and more than 100 since last September, Canadian media said, with one person reported to have died.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the news "heartbreaking".
Canada's 1.4 million indigenous people have high levels of poverty.
Their life expectancy is also below the Canadian average.
Bruce Shisheesh, the chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation community, said 11 people attempted to take their own lives on Saturday, prompting him to declare a state of emergency.
He tweeted that the regional Weeneebayko Health Authority was flying in a crisis team, mental health nurses and social workers, and that he was waiting for Ontario's minister of health to deliver more emergency workers to the area.
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