Saskatchewan First Nation wants to hear from girls to thwart suicide crisis
LA RONGE, Sask. — The leader of a Saskatchewan First Nation says people are struggling to understand why so many young indigenous girls are killing themselves.
Since the middle of October, six girls between the ages of 10 and 14 have taken their own lives in northern Saskatchewan, including four from the Lac La Ronge Indian band.
Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says the community is working through the pain to reach out to young people in the hope of preventing more deaths.
“We want to hear from the youth. We want them to tell us how we can help them,” she said Tuesday. “Because right now we don’t know why they are so sad, why they are feeling depressed.”