Attawapiskat suicide crisis moves boy, 9, to put message on school uniform – CBC
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Apr 19, 2016
A young boy was watching the news one day when he realized he wanted to do something to help the people of Attawapiskat.
“I felt emotional,” Talan Cardinal, 9, told CBC Radio’s Metro Morning host Matt Galloway on Tuesday. “I felt like really sad.”
The First Nations community located near James Bay in northern Ontario has been trying to cope with multiple suicide attempts in recent weeks, particularly involving young people.
