A fourth young girl in northern Saskatchewan has taken her own life.
Prince Albert Grand Council Grand Chief Ron Michel told the crowd at the annual assembly Tuesday that a 10-year-old girl from Deschambault Lake had killed herself.
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief Kimberly Jonathan said there was a wave of sadness and disbelief that washed over the room.
This comes as many people in northern Saskatchewan are still reeling after three girls, aged 12 to 14, also took their own lives in the span of four days. They were from Stanley Mission and La Ronge.
Deschambault Lake is part of the same health region as Stanley Mission and La Ronge, and is located approximately 240 kilometres east of La Ronge.
Both of those communities have been on high alert the past week after identifying more than 20 other young people considered to be high risk to take their own lives.
Counsellors and therapists have been working around the clock trying to support the communities. Cont.
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