"My twin sister and I did a lot of this work since losing our younger sister in 2016. She was only 11 years old. Last year, July 2023, I lost my twin sister to suicide, so that's two sisters I've lost, and I know that it shouldn't be this way and I should have never lost them."
"The poisoning has to do a lot with it, but a lot of young people don't know that and don't understand it."
"Members of the Grassy Narrows caravan are seen holding signs during a stop in Thunder Bay, Ont., on the way to Toronto. The caravan is calling for compensation for all members of the First Nation impacted by mercury contamination, and respect for the community's Indigenous Protected Area."
"Recent research out of the University of Western Ontario suggests the contamination is being made worse by ongoing industrial pollution from the mill. Last summer, a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives found youth from Grassy Narrows are three times more likely to attempt suicide than those from other First Nations in Canada."
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