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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee speaks about the crisis in the Island Lake First Nations over mental health, suicides, and drug abuse. The Chiefs of the four Island Lake First Nations (Anishininew Okimawin), Chief Samuel Knott (Red Sucker Lake First Nation), Chief Walter Harper (Wasagamack First Nation), Chief Charles Knott (Garden Hill First Nation), Chief Elvin Flett (St. Theresa Point First Nation), along with their Grand Chief Scott Harper, AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, AFN Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse, MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee, and NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs Ian Bushie gathered at the Anishininew Okimawin’s Office on Broadway Wednesday morning to raise awareness that they are facing a pandemic within the Anishininew Nation related to mental health, suicides, and drug abuse. See Maggie Macintosh story 221102 - Wednesday, November 02, 2022.