'I've lost about 8 people to suicide,' youth delegate tells Inuit council in Nunavut

'I've lost about 8 people to suicide,' youth delegate tells Inuit council in Nunavut - Pipestone Flyer

The severe state of mental health issues among youth in the North isn’t a shock to anyone anymore, says 22-year-old Gwen Natsiq. Representing Canada as a youth delegate at the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s general assembly in Iqaluit, Natsiq spoke about how she’s been personally affected by Nunavut’s high rate of suicide. “In the past five years alone, I have lost around eight people to suicide,” she said. There are generally 25 to 37 suicides in …