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Saving Our Youth - Suicide in Indian Country

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With the hopes of changing the course of history for our people.Our blog talk radio team with producer Claudia Julien and Host Joelle Clark , will be having an in depth discussion , with Guest Arvol Looking Horse,19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe Bundle and its teachings. Spiritual Leader of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota People, along with Roger Bird one of the Spiritual Leader's, and Sylvia McAdam Saysewahum and other guests regarding the heart breaking outbreak of teenage suicides across Indian Country and how returning to the Spiritual Traditions of Our Nation's may be the only way to save the lives of our children and bring hope instead of despair to our next generations.

Recent reports from 2 communites in Canada and USA:

Pine Ridge: In November, the OST ambulance service responded to 17 suicides or attempts. In one 12-month period during 2008-09, there were 97 suicide response calls." Rapid City Journal February 14, 2015

Northern Manitoba reserve of Shamattawa is mourning the deaths of 4 young people in the past 6 weeks, with concern growing after 4 more suicide attempts since. March 19,2015

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