I am here to write to you about a serious issue that has gone on for far too long already. Most likely, you must have heard of the suicide crisis occurring in the community, along with all the suicide attempts happening there, the living conditions and the increasing suicide rates. I am sure that you are aware that this type of issue has happened in the past involving the community of Attawapiskat and that this is not the first time you have seen or heard of Attawapiskat and its issues in the media. This community has been the center of many issues, including the housing crisis, and the suicide crisis and so on. The suicide rates there have risen quite rapidly especially when being compared to the suicide rates in the rest of Canada. Yet back …show more content…
The lives of the people in Attawapiskat are so poor, that some of them, especially the youth, are even taking their own lives away. If such a crisis like this, were to ever happen somewhere else or to a non-Aboriginal community, I guarantee that help would be immediately sent, but why wouldn’t help be immediately sent to the community of Attawapiskat when they need it the most? Is the life of a person in Attawapiskat or an Aboriginal less important than others? In addition to this, just last month in April there have been so far 11 attempts made by people trying to end their lives, and in March, there were 28 attempts. If Canada was such a great country, why would the citizens of Attawapiskat, try to end their own …show more content…
I know they have sent a few mental health nurses and social workers to aid the people who attempted to suicide and suffer from mental illnesses, but a few can not prevent them from committing suicide, or trying to attempt it once more. There is no way to be able to fix this issue immediately, nonetheless, there are things that you can do to make the situation improve. Due to the fact that there is no perfect solution to this crisis, the best you can do is to try to make the lives of the citizens of the community of Attawapiskat better and somewhat like the lives of an average Canadian, and provide them with funding and other things like proper funding for schools, homes, fresh water, proper health care and employment. It would help lift suicidal thoughts by providing what you can to make their lives better and bring them to a better mental
This alienation from the community is leading Aboriginal women to experience violence because they are not being protected by the community. This is alarming because today at least three quarters of Aboriginal women are experiencing family violence and the mortality rate for Aboriginal women due to violence is three times higher for Aboriginal women than none Aboriginal women (ibid 23). The Indian Act is a direct result of why Indian women are experiencing increased violence and being attacked because the Indian Act is refusing women Indian status and therefore they are forced off reserves where they are unprotected by the community and frequently target for acts of violence. Aboriginal women also face higher suicide rates and sexual abuse rates which are three times higher then the national average (ibid: 23). As Aboriginal women are being exiled from the community they are being increasingly targeted for sexual violence and abuse, this increased violence is due to the Indian Act because it is not allowing women who marry non-Aboriginal men to gain Indian status and therefore they are subjected to more violent acts because they are left defenseless.
Introduction Marleen bird was a 50-year-old aboriginal woman from a northern reserve in Saskatchewan. Bird suffered from substance abuse issues and homelessness. In 2014 Bird was viciously attacked and set on fire in a parking lot in Prince Albert Saskatchewan. As a result of the attack Bird lost both of her legs and much of her eyesight (Canadian Press, 2017). Bird suffered from years of victimization due to the injuries she suffered from the attack, the constant news articles reporting on the attack and the subsequent trails.
Topic: Introduction Attention-getter: From a old Latin story from America, this old farmer went out to check on his goats. Well, all of his goats had two puncture wounds in their necks with all the blood in the goats were sucked dry. Then a few sheep herders were coming up with all their sheep dead as well. Link:
Unlike many of the other indigenous groups we have studied, the Inuit have rights and a say in the issues that affect them and laws to protect those who wish to live off the land as their ancestors did. Based on the readings and films you watched, why do you think circumpolar peoples commit suicide at a greater rate than any other group? What factors do you think contribute to this? I think there are several reasons why circumpolar peoples have high rates of suicide. The most obvious reason is substance abuse.
“If my day, week, or year is going badly, I need not ask of each negative episode or situation whether it has racial overtones” (Mclntosh, 2002, p. 99). For this reason, I cannot fully understand the pain that Attawapiskat is going through. I do have personal experience with friend’s committing suicide and my own depression, however, it is not the same as what this community is going through. As a Child and Youth Care practitioner who is not of Indigenous descent, I would need work next to the community and walk with them, being a friend and partner and not let there be any power
Whether or not a careless action causes a homicide or a suicide, a person has lost their life. Several deaths have been reported due to racism towards muslim women or men who as well follow the religion. Putting a stop to hatred against Muslims is a very high priority for Canada to find a
In the article by Bianca Hall, Chief Executive Jenny Samms says “Many Aboriginal people still fear the power of police, courts and government over themselves…that they will not co-operate with authorities, even where they exposed to harm or fear harm”. These women are far less from reporting their abuse to authorities for fear of having their children taken away as it has happened to many families after children have been taken and put into residential schools in the past. Family violence tends to lead to homelessness as most families are broken apart, and try to escape the harsh circumstances which result in public housing organized for low-income families. The number of families undergoing these circumstances keeps growing, as the violence is not being brought to
Mental illness and suicide is a critical issue, which has a havoc impacts on a person and their family. High rates of suicides and mental illness commonly trait to a compound set of component like social, emotional , cultural and historical (Raphael and Swan 2015).Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide and mental illness have increased dramatically which were very low in the 1980s that are peaking heights in comparison to the non-indigenous population(Hunter and Milroy 2006). To understand the mental health of aboriginal people social, historical and cultural frameworks should be taken into consideration. There are many social and cultural factors like low economic status ,education, violence ,racism etc that are impacting on Aboriginal
The article's main argument is that social inequalities such as health access are a result of indigenous-specific factors related to colonization which includes the residential school system. The socioeconomic factors which place the majority of the Indigenous population at a disadvantage are the result of the historic cultural neglect of the Indigenous population of Canada. Some of these factors stated by the article include environmental degradation, spiritual, emotional, and mental disconnection, loss of language and connection to the land, along with racist policies created to suppress Indigenous peoples (residential
Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among youth aged 15-29 (WHO). Among the Canadian indigenous population, the suicide rate was 24.3% which is a striking 3 times higher than non-indigenous people (Stober). The short story ‘Mr. Gizmo’ by Drew Hayden Taylor takes a look into what that is like for a teenage boy who struggles with finding the willpower to continue living. By embracing his indigenous background the main character comes to terms with and learns to value his life, since he and other young indigenous kids are the future—the Elders of tomorrow. When the main character beings to embrace and relearn his culture, he finally gains more confidence in himself.
1. Today you will read three separate key points that focus on educating you on the nation of Somalia. First, you will be awed by the horrific living situations explained by their sustenance and health. Next, you will be given a brief history overview and a myth about a brutal and tyrannous female queen. Finally, main point three will close out the paper with why the United States has an interest in Somalia.
In Canada every year about 4,500 people die from suicide, this is equivalent to 12 people dying by suicide per year. Even after that more people have suicidal thoughts and attempts every single day in Canada, and not just adults children too. So many young people may be wondering how we can make this rate go down, not up, and it is by educating children. Many children don’t understand the severity of and long term consequences of suicide. Suicide needs to be talked about in school.
Many kids commit suicide to escape these issues. Many Lakota families live in a one or two bedroom home and raise a family of five to nine children. The grandparents help with raising the kids while the parents are still trying to find work and figure out their purpose. Many of the Lakota parents are dependent on drugs and forget their responsibility to their family. When we were outside the reservation, the environment felt safer, and we noticed the educational and work opportunities that Americans have in South Dakota.
The Aboriginal communities in Canada are isolated from the rest of society, and their issues are often overlooked by the mainstream media. Furthermore, regarding the unsolved cases and other Aboriginal issues, former Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated ‘most’ of the cases are solved and that "… it isn 't really high on our radar, to be honest. "(Kappo, 2014). This reflects the former government’s complete disregard for the extremely important issues that currently affect Aboriginal communities. Although a federal inquiry into this issue has been launched due to pressure from various activist group, this does not eliminate the blatant disregard for Aboriginal issues in Canada.
The source illustrates Canada, the home to many immigrants on native land. Canada is filled with diversity and known for its multicultural life. However, Canada used to be inhabited just by the First Nations people. The federal government of Canada have made treaty rights with the First Nations people to an encourage peaceful relationship. The author is expressing his ideology in the source by manipulating the lyrics of Canada’s national anthem.