Alaska’s state-run psychiatric hospital unsafe for workers, report concludes
Alaska’s only state-run psychiatric hospital is an unsafe place to work. That’s the finding of a report by an independent
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Canadian Inuit say ‘urgency’ needed in child welfare changes
Child welfare changes and suicide prevention were among the topics discussed this past week by delegates at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s
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Former Canadian Mountie sues after developing PTSD while policing in the North
A former Mountie is suing the federal government, a doctor and a psychologist who worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted
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Indigenous Alaskans find strength in community and tradition
Ten-year-old August Seton sat in a small crowded community building in Hooper Bay (southwest Alaska) surrounded by people of all
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Alarming number of patients at Alaskan psychiatric emergency room
Emergency rooms in Anchorage hospitals cannot keep up with the numbers of patients needing psychiatric care. It’s a problem that’s
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Youth in Alaskan village turn boring meetings into lifelong skills
Teenager Robert Sheldon sulks in the back of the small, aging community building in Kiana, a village in Northwest Alaska.
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New online counselling chat service available for Canada’s Indigenous people
The government of Canada has launched an online counselling chat service specific to Indigenous people it said in a news
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Why are elite fighter pilots leaving the U.S. Air Force?
The Air Force has a multi-billion dollar problem with one of its most expensive assets: pilots. Across all of its
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How an Alaskan Indigenous community is healing through dance
About six years ago community members in Hooper Bay, Alaska worked together to revive a Yup’ik dance group for young
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Alaska Airlines adds restrictions on emotional support animals
Alaska Airlines has announced a new policy to limit emotional support animals on airplanes. A passenger is already required to
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Canadian budget “step in the right direction” says national Inuit organization
Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling Tuesday’s federal budget “encouraging and constructive” even if it doesn’t completely level the playing field
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Inquiry into violence against Indigenous women wraps up hearings in Canadian Arctic
A Canadian inquiry into violence against Indigenous women wrapped up its hearings in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut this
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Dehumanisation of Indigenous women must stop hears inquiry in Arctic Canada
A Canadian inquiry into violence against Indigenous women is holding its last day of hearings in the Canadian Arctic on
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Lack of services in Arctic is killing Inuit, witnesses tell inquiry into violence against Indigenous women in Canada
The lack of mental health and support services in remote Arctic communities is killing Inuit woman say witnesses at Canada’s
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Inquiry into violence against Indigenous women hears first day of testimony in Canadian Arctic
A national inquiry into violence against Indigenous women began its first day of testimony in the Canadian Arctic on Tuesday.
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