First Nation in Manitoba declares state of emergency due to drugs, violence
https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/first-nation-in-manitoba-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-drugs-violence/
First Nation in Manitoba declares state of emergency due to drugs, violence
https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/first-nation-in-manitoba-declares-state-of-emergency-due-to-drugs-violence/
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> THOMPSON — The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says her community is so overwhelmed by drugs and the resulting violence that her members are living in fear.
> Sayisi Dene First Nation has declared a state of emergency and is calling on provincial and federal governments for better policing and mental health and addiction supports.
> The fly-in community about 325 kilometres north of Thompson sees an RCMP presence about once a month, with two officers travelling there, often for less than a day.
>Chief Kelly-Ann Thom‑Duck says recent violence has members scared to visit the band office or grocery store and that previous conversations with RCMP have led “nowhere.”
> Premier Wab Kinew says keeping people safe is a priority and that the province will work with the community.
>An RCMP spokesperson says more officers have been added to the Thompson rural detachment, and patrols are set to increase in the coming months.
>A spokesman for Indigenous Services Canada said in an email Friday the department is “deeply troubled” by Thom-Duck’s concerns.
>Eric Head notes that Sayisi Dene First Nation receives about $450,000 in flexible mental-wellness funding annually.
>”Chief and council have the autonomy to develop their specific programming and use their funding in a way that best meets their mental wellness needs and priorities. We are reaching out to the First Nation’s leadership to discuss their health needs,” Head said.
>The email noted that Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Minister Gull-Masty has announced an additional investment of $630 million over two years to support substance-use treatment programs, opioid agonist therapy and mobile mental wellness and crisis response teams reaching 390 communities.
>”We recognize there is more work to do in order to close the gap in access to quality health care between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada,” Head wrote, adding the government will continue working closely with Sayisi Dene leadership and other Indigenous partners.
Permanent state
Maybe they should have their own band police service?
While the situation is complicated and sad, it’s also rampant throughout most cities and towns in Canada, and this seems disproportionate.
My questions are, how much funding is already being provided, where exactly is it being spent, what outcomes are being achieved, and what accountability exists?
They are a nation let them deal with their shit on their own.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but why not put the violent people in prison for assault?
It’s crazy what happens when you just continually throw money at a problem without addressing the root cause of the issues.
This isn’t a Manitoba only problem. This is a large majority reservations in western Canada. But the only help they ever want comes in the form of cheques.
The only thing worse than the drug and alcohol addiction on a lot of these reserves is the staggering amount of sexual assaults of teenage girls.
Another 1 billion will surely solve this
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This was the headline two months ago,
Manitoba First Nation declares state of emergency over mental health crisis. When does it end?
So the billions we hand over as a country to them isn’t solving this?!?!… Shocking.
I’ve been reading the same crap for 30 + years
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