Residential school payouts may have played role in Cowichan First Nation suicide spike

The Cowichan First Nation in northern British Columbia has declared a state of emergency due to a recent increase of suicides in the community.

APTN National News
The Cowichan First Nation in northern British Columbia has declared a state of emergency due to a recent increase of suicides in the community.

APTN National News reporter Rob Smith is in the community.

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1 thought on “Residential school payouts may have played role in Cowichan First Nation suicide spike

  1. ChrissyJ16 says:

    That is harsh.. so many residential school survivors were impacted so badly that after so many years of avoiding the topic, TRC comes to town and all of a sudden the horrors return full-force. I  can see how it would affect an entire community.. 

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