Canada's aboriginal suicide emergency

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TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian aboriginal community of 2,000 people declared a state of emergency on Saturday after 11 of its members tried taking their own lives this month and 28 tried to do so in March, according to a document provided by a local politician.

The declaration was signed by Chief Bruce Shisheesh of the remote northern community of the Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario. It was provided to Reuters Sunday night by the member of parliament for the area, Charlie Angus, who said in an interview, "This is a systemic crisis affecting the communities."

"There's just not been a serious response from any level of government until now," he said.

Canada's 1.4 million aboriginals, who make up about 4 percent of the country's population, have higher levels of poverty and a lower life expectancy than other Canadians and are more often victims of violent crime, addiction and incarceration.

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http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0X8024

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1. The same Manifest Destiny and Doctrine of Discovery.....................

mantra of the French, British, Dutch, Spanish, we came, we saw, and and we conquered, so familiar here in this illustrious country, same mind set, same set of history, same set of attitudes outrageous ....................................