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First Nation grapples with ‘epidemic of grief’

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source ONIGAMING — As chief of Ojibways of Onigaming, Jeffrey Copenace goes to many funerals. Copenace’s First Nation, which has about 850 members living on and off reserve, has lost 52 members since he became chief in August 2021. “It’s like an epidemic of grief that’s in our community,” he said in an interview. Recently the Anishinaabe community had “back-to-back funerals, a m…

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First Nation grapples with ‘epidemic of grief’

The frequency of deaths among Ojibways of Onigaming members is “just so overwhelming,” Chief Jeffrey Copenace says.

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nwonewswatch.com broke the news in on Friday, December 5, 2025.
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