With Inuit suicide rates 11 times higher than the rest of Canada, leaders and activists gathered in Ottawa to discuss the tragedy.
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Live from the NWT: Celebrating northern women
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Unikkausivut: Sharing our stories, part 2
Jan 25 2012 - 4:00pm
Jan 25 2012 - 5:00pm
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NFB Mediatheque
150 John (at Rcihmond)
Toronto, ON Canada
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416.973.3012
43° 38' 56.994" N, 79° 23' 27.3876" W
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More highlights from Unikkausivut, the National Film Board of Canada's Inuit audiovisual legacy initiative.
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Free Favourites at Four presents Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths
Dec 21 2011 - 4:00pm
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NFB Mediatheque
150 John St.
Toronto, ON Canada
Phone:
416-973-3012
43° 38' 56.994" N, 79° 23' 27.3876" W
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Free Favourites at Four presents Qimmit: A Clash of Two Truths a film exploring the dramatic disappearance of the sled dog population in the Canadian Arctic.
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On World Suicide Prevention Day, Inuit leaders talk about the lack of support
Inuit and non-Inuit alike marked World Suicide Prevention Day on Parliament Hill on Sept. 9 with an urgent message to government to take action against the crisis facing Inuit communities, where the suicide rate is 11 times higher than that in the rest of Canada.
The major message was that a lack of support services in the north is leading to a huge number of Inuit, especially youth, taking their own lives. This marks the 5th year in a row that this day has been marked on the Hill by Inuit looking to draw attention to the decimation taking place in their communities.
