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Looking in, looking out: coping with adolescent suicide in the Cree and Ojibway communities of northern Ontario

Canadian journal of native studies • 11 (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 1-24

By: Minore, B., Boone, M., Katt, M., Kinch. P..

Abstract

This is a study of adolescent suicide among northern Ontario Cree and Ojibwa. A total of 26,101 (1990) First Nation people live in northern Ontario above the 50th parallel. Two-thirds of this population are under thirty. In 1990 there were 143 attempted and 10 known suicides in the Sioux Lookout Zone, which includes 27 of the area's 46 communities. Since 1986, when records were first kept, the suicide rate has been twice the national rate, four-fifths of known suicides were under the age of 24, and four out of five suicides were male. The study was conducted at a three-day session in Thunder Bay and involved a cross-section of 205 First Nation people who discussed the issue in focus group workshops. The report identifies causal factors both internal and external to individuals and communities, and discusses ways of empowering the community to deal with the problem.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

North America

Sub Region

Arctic and Subarctic

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Government Official

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 1998

Field Date

1990

Coverage Date

1986-1990

Coverage Place

Twentieth Century Ojibwa, Northern Ontario, Canada

Notes

B. Minore, M. Boone, M. Katt, P. Kinch

Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-24)

LCCN

91660059

LCSH

Ojibwa Indians