Nishnawbe Aski Nation holds emergency meeting in Ottawa amid surge in sudden deaths on First Nations
After a string of recent youth suicides and unexplained deaths in First Nations across northwestern Ontario, federal government officials and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) leaders gathered Wednesday at an emergency meeting with federal officials in Ottawa.
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![Alvin Fiddler, Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation attends a meeting in Ottawa about the NAN-wide mental health crisis. A man with glasses rests his elbows on a table.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7093815.1706132870!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/grand-chief-of-nishnawbe-aski-nation-alvin-fiddler.jpg)
After a string of recent youth suicides and unexplained deaths in First Nations across northwestern Ontario, federal government officials and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) leaders gathered Wednesday at an emergency meeting with federal officials in Ottawa.