Annie Buscemi- What if you were living in the middle of a suicide epidemic? Finding hope in Nunavut.

Thank you so much for joining us as we chat with Annie about the suicide epidemic in Nunavut, the beauty of Inuit culture and so much more.

Are you Inuit and struggling with thoughts of Suicide? Please reach out to the

Kamatsiaqtut Nunavut Helpline

Local Nunavut Number: 867.979.3333

Toll-Free: 1.800.265.3333

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Learn More about things we talked about in the episode:

Learn about residential Schools

https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/pathways/residential-schools-reconciliation/

Mental Health in Nunavut

https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/clearly-inadequate-nunavut-child-advocate-reports-on-mental-health/

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/10/10/inuit-highest-suicide-rate/

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-and-girls-in-canada

Recognizing Privilege

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dear-qallunaat-white-people-inuit-sandra-inutiq-1.5020210

Food Insecurity

https://www.mironline.ca/covid-19-is-worsening-food-insecurity-in-nunavut/

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Books that Kristen has been inspired to read because of this episode:

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Thank you so much for listening!

Kristen and Amanda