Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september 2000 local a Young killing reserves Ybaldo Sanlon Community and health officials Are reeling in the Wake of a string of six suicides this year in the Northwestern Ontario native Community of in a scene reminiscent of a similar tragedy there in band officials Are pleading with governments for immedi ate we need said band councillor Louie i dont know Why those Young people Are doing i wish there was a Way to talk to we need since the beginning of the six Young people have taken their own lives in this isolated Community of peo ple 300 Kilometres Northeast of win the youngest victims were three 13 year old the oldest was a 23year old but native leaders and Community health workers Are saying the problem of suicide is widespread in that there have been 20 including those at in the 28 aboriginal first nations that surround Sioux look its out of control at the said Arnold District treatment supervisor for Silico ojibway child and family services in Thunder Devlin said that last year the area had 20 suicides for the whole its Only september and weve already reached that said who spent seven years working in Sioux look and the fall months traditionally a suicide so there is a Strong fear that the situation will get the situation at Pikangikum is looking eerily like a repeat of when eight Young people took their own lives and there were almost 100 suicide Quill said government response in 1994 dealt with the immediate but he said this years series of suicides Indi crisis line helping Cross Lake Cope Al x Ybaldo Santon the number of suicides in the native Community of Cross Lake has declined dramatically from last but Community and police officials say the number of attempted suicides is keeping every one on the situation is fairly said ramp Wayne were handling five to 10 suicide attempts a seven residents took their lives last year at Cross a Community of people about 530 Kilometres North of this there have been two George director of operations for the local Wasis child and family services said decline is due in part to the continued operation of a crisis line and suicide intervention i the situation is nowhere near As bad As it mus Waggon adding that the recurring incidents of attempted suicide underlines that the Root of the problem in the Community int being the resources that have been put in place have made a were not dealing with the Root and until we there is always the possibility that people will needlessly take their mus Waggon after intense pressure from Community leaders earlier this Ottawa agreed to continue funding for at least another year for the crisis line and suicide Ottawa provided for a Vari Ety of programs at Cross including the operating expenses of the crisis salaries for crisis4ine work a Case management an alcohol and abuse program and office funding expires at the end of the crisis line is manned 24 hours a Fraser said it appears that Many Cross Lake residents Are suffering from there is Little for them to combined with problems of alcoholism and feelings of no Sel Confidence or self Worth Fraser it seems that sometimes they think the Best Way to Deal with this is to take their own Cates that simply throwing dollars into the Community wont produce a Perma nent its time we realized its up to us to resolve our Quill Quill said he believes that chronic family breakdowns and a Lack of resources factors cited in 1994 helped trigger the crisis again this he said the Community cant Cope with the outbreak of suicides and suicide attempts this surviving family members need extensive Quill and Community leaders need training to help the Community Young a spokesman for health which is responsible for medical ser vices on said Ottawa is willing to offer whatever assistance the aboriginal Community believes is Frank coordinator of Region Al mental health said Federal officials Are just As puzzled As local native leaders about the underlying cause of the suicide outbreak this its difficult for us to Tell them whats wrong with their Mcnulty said in a Telephone interview from adding his office is waiting for a detailed action plan from Community soccer player kicked by her rivals youth soccer in Winnipeg has been Given a Black Eye after a member of an opposing team was kicked and punched by two of her opponents during a game earlier this you dont expect things like this to happen with 15yearold said Harry Harwood of the Winnipeg youth soccer the incident occurred during a round Robin game Between the South Dale storm and Waverley Heights on the a member of the waver Ley Heights is the coach Daugh the coach of the South Dale team was it at the a referees report noted the game became so he ended it 10 min utes police spokesman Bob Johnson said the matter is being no charges have been kids and adults should know Harwood Over the the association will be looking at establishing a committee to Deal 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