Publish Date:
May 5, 2016
Summary:
We need to demand more and get involved if we want to see real change.
When the Attawapiskat chief declared a state of emergency Saturday evening, citing the community's 11 suicide attempts so far in the month of April and 28 recorded attempts in March, he brought attention to a crisis that impacts too many Indigenous communities.
The #OccupyINAC movement, which occupied Indian and Aboriginal Affairs offices in cities across Canada, has successfully moved Federal Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly and Indian Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennet to agree to a meeting.