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Distro - CANADA. 2004. Suicide in Nunavut. 

Jonas Bendiksen 

Canada's newest territory Nunavut was created in 1999, forming about one fifth of Canada's land. Most of it is above the Arctic Circle and is not linked by road to the rest of Canada. 85% of the population are ethnic Inuit.

If Nunavut was a separate country it would have the highest suicide rate in the world, at 79 deaths per 100.000 people per year, almost twice more than the record holder Lithuania. Considering the territory's total population of about 30.000, the problem is epidemic. The suicide victims are mostly young people, and the rate has risen steadily for the last two decades. It... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Streetscene along Qikiqtarjuaq's... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Two youths getting high... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Sammy Nokigooak (left),... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Overview of Qikiqtarjuaq,... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. In Martha Nookiguak's house,... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Streetscene along Qikiqtarjuaq's... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. 'Hot-knifing' marijuana,... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Beneath a Southern American... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Beneath a Southern American... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Two villagers fishing on... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. In Qikiqtarjuaq's light... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. The Qikiqtarjuaq cemetery.... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Rolsey looks out her living... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Rolsey and her father. Many... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Rolsey in her living room.... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Two kids look outside through... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. A family walking with their... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Teenagers hanging out, smoking... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. A yearly fishing derby is... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. A yearly fishing derby brings... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. In Martha NookiguakÕs house.... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Louisa Kooneeliusie and... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Family pictures adorn the... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. A cup with the Qikiqtarjuaq... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Qikiqtarjuaq has no central... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Stoned teenagers watching... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Dora on the couch talking... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. A Man preparing equipment... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Young people playing outside.... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. Playing on the main street.... 

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CANADA. Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq. 2004. People getting their snowmobiles... 
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