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This First Nation lost a 10-year-old girl to suicide. The community is speaking out about it

'To heal is to address it,' says chief, urging governments to help build new health and treatment centre

CBC NewsSarah Law

WARNING: This story contains references to suicide.

Always smiling, always joking, always asking curious questions.

This is how Jenayah Skunk's family described her at her funeral earlier this month in Mishkeegogamang First Nation.

Jenayah died by suicide late last month, according to her family and community. She was 10 years old.

The Ojibway community in northwestern Ontario has never experienced a suicide of someone so young, said Mishkeegogamang Chief Merle Loon, who is related to Jenayah.

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This First Nation lost a 10-year-old girl to suicide. The community is speaking out about it

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