“We shouldn’t be burying our young people at this alarming rate.'
FSIN First Vice-Chief David Pratt said the conference is an opportunity to get “clear direction” from grassroots community workers and First Nations leaders.
While he said all orders of government will need to be at the table, Pratt said he hopes some money will be available as a result of the federal announcement in February of $2 billion over 10 years for Indigenous health priorities. Chief Lynn Acoose of the Zagime Anishinabek First Nation said she was pleased to see policymakers and RCMP officials at the conference.
She said she’s also like to see laws changed to allow for mandatory detox for people suffering from meth addiction, noting her community sees problems with people in the grips of psychosis caused by the drug.
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