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By our own hand
Tribe turns to tradition to combat suicide
By TOM MAST Star-Tribune staff writer trib.com | Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011 12:30 am |
It began inside a jail cell, where a young man hanged himself.
What followed was a cascade of death that threatened to engulf the Wind River Indian Reservation.
During August and September of 1985, nine young people killed themselves. Most were Northern Arapahos.
Four of the victims were between the ages of 14 and 19, and five between 23 and 26.
Three additional victims, between the ages of 18 and 23, had ties to the reservation and to some of the other victims.
Eighty-eight verified suicide attempts or threats also were recorded, the majority by young people 13 to 19 years old.
Mental health experts from around the nation tried to intervene...
By our own hand
Tribe turns to tradition to combat suicide
By TOM MAST Star-Tribune staff writer trib.com | Posted: Sunday, September 18, 2011 12:30 am |
It began inside a jail cell, where a young man hanged himself.
What followed was a cascade of death that threatened to engulf the Wind River Indian Reservation.
During August and September of 1985, nine young people killed themselves. Most were Northern Arapahos.
Four of the victims were between the ages of 14 and 19, and five between 23 and 26.
Three additional victims, between the ages of 18 and 23, had ties to the reservation and to some of the other victims.
Eighty-eight verified suicide attempts or threats also were recorded, the majority by young people 13 to 19 years old.
Mental health experts from around the nation tried to intervene...