B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis
A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the “unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol” on its members, particularly children and youth.
Chief Simon John says the nation gets a call or letter every few weeks related to land-use issues and other government priorities, but it “can’t seem to get the attention of the social service ministries.” John says his community is “treading water, exhausted” as it grapples with the intergenerational effects of residential schools and systems of colonial oppression.
In the meantime, it says Ehattesaht will try to stabilize the crisis by focusing on outreach to its most vulnerable members.
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