Another indigenous girl commits suicide on northern Saskatchewan reserve
LOON LAKE, Sask. — Another indigenous girl has committed suicide in northern Saskatchewan — the fifth this month.
Barry Chalifoux, a grief counsellor for a school on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan reserve, said the 13-year-old killed herself on Tuesday.
Her funeral was held Friday in the remote community about 300 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert.
“We are still having a difficult time, especially those of us from the school and the family has been taking it really hard,” Chalifoux said. “We have supports in place for the family and for our students.”