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Ontario: Eabametoong First Nation Declares State Of Emergency
Friday, 22 October 2010 17:58
The Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) have declared a State of Emergency following a series of violent crimes that have caused community members to fear for their personal safety. Eabametoong First Nation is a remote, fly-in only community of more than 1200 people located in Northern Ontario.
Since January of 2010, the First Nation has suffered three homicides, several other violent incidents including the mutilation of animals, and more than forty-seven arsons. Even more cause for concern is that the perpetrators of many of these crimes have been identified as children and youth.
One arson attack resulted in the closure of the First Nation?s school due to smoke damage, leaving local children without a learning facility. Other arson attacks have been committed against local families while they are sleeping in their homes.
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?Please help us; please help the people of Eabametoong,? says Chief Nate.
http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/...52:north-america-indigenous-peoples&Itemid=74
Friday, 22 October 2010 17:58
The Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) have declared a State of Emergency following a series of violent crimes that have caused community members to fear for their personal safety. Eabametoong First Nation is a remote, fly-in only community of more than 1200 people located in Northern Ontario.
Since January of 2010, the First Nation has suffered three homicides, several other violent incidents including the mutilation of animals, and more than forty-seven arsons. Even more cause for concern is that the perpetrators of many of these crimes have been identified as children and youth.
One arson attack resulted in the closure of the First Nation?s school due to smoke damage, leaving local children without a learning facility. Other arson attacks have been committed against local families while they are sleeping in their homes.
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?Please help us; please help the people of Eabametoong,? says Chief Nate.
http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/...52:north-america-indigenous-peoples&Itemid=74