Mental health needs among children on the rise
The hours spent on direct mental health support have steadily risen since the 2018-19 pre-pandemic school year. (Graphics by Rachal Elliott/Community Impact Newspaper)
The last hunt? Future in peril for ‘the unicorn of the sea’
Without a ban, there is about a 30% risk that narwhals will become extinct in east Greenland by 2025, rising to 74% by 2028, an analysis by Hobbs found. Last year the eastern hunting districts did not catch enough narwhals to fill their quotas, says Ugarte, which he sees as a sign that the mammals are not as abundant as the hunters claim. Hunters, however, blame the unusual presence of killer whales in the fjords this year, which might have scared the narwhals away.
EPA commits to better water, wastewater services in Alaska Native villages
EPA and partners have also renewed the Tribal Infrastructure Task Force to improve federal coordination efforts to deliver water infrastructure and financial assistant to Alaska Native villages and American Indian tribes.
HIV surge a setback for Saskatchewan First Nations
“What we’re seeing at the community-based level is that people who are most at risk for HIV are not being diagnosed,” said Piyesis, the CEO of the Communities Alliance and Networks (formerly the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network).