tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post7286507801311321170..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne Letters: NeskantagaFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-51832617709379064412014-09-15T19:28:57.013-06:002014-09-15T19:28:57.013-06:00A lot of us face difficult situations growing up, ...A lot of us face difficult situations growing up, Ron. And you may have had all the comforts of lovely, sheltered Wolfville, but you lost your dad so young! Hardly anything could be more devastating. I was strong ~ quite proud of my muscles then ~ oh the glory days! LOL! I think you will be surprised as my story develops! I'm getting a little better at approaching it. It's just been hard to confront some things!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-87617339271819139682014-09-15T15:31:25.762-06:002014-09-15T15:31:25.762-06:00Such despair at such a young age for you and your ...Such despair at such a young age for you and your family to witness. I almost feel embarrassed and ashamed because even though my family history is entirely different with it's own scary moments, I had running water and all the other things needed to survive in a healthy upbringing. <br /><br />Ronfromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-56777900059611362802014-09-13T18:39:25.856-06:002014-09-13T18:39:25.856-06:00Thanks for your heartfelt comment. Suicide is suc...Thanks for your heartfelt comment. Suicide is such a sad and desperate action. Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-69885017407811699412014-09-13T17:38:02.615-06:002014-09-13T17:38:02.615-06:00Wow...that is terrible. Suicide is a terrible thin...Wow...that is terrible. Suicide is a terrible thing...and in those numbers. Loss of life like that just...*sigh*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317732201327585094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-62204512830110768442014-09-13T08:06:37.794-06:002014-09-13T08:06:37.794-06:00Hi Adam. I haven't looked into Alaska. I do ...Hi Adam. I haven't looked into Alaska. I do know that the Navajo Nation in the Four Corners area is struggling with difficult problems, but I haven't that suicide is one of them. Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-30305206591153332982014-09-13T08:03:08.975-06:002014-09-13T08:03:08.975-06:00Hi Pat! I was stunned too. The chief lost his so...Hi Pat! I was stunned too. The chief lost his son just before the end of last year. Moonias ~ I probably knew his father or (more likely) grandfather. These events make me more determined than ever to plod on with my manuscript. It's odd to think I've googled everything in the world associated with Lansdowne House, but somehow I had never done Neskantaga. Lack of clean water was just a small piece of the deplorable conditions in the North. Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-57796958155126246162014-09-13T07:50:11.142-06:002014-09-13T07:50:11.142-06:00Hi Terry! It is a heartbreaking situation. Thank...Hi Terry! It is a heartbreaking situation. Thanks for reading my post, even though it is sad. They won't always be sad, I promise! On a lighter note, it's great to see the sun this morning after yesterday's light snow! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-31861655575190910292014-09-12T21:15:49.190-06:002014-09-12T21:15:49.190-06:00I hear Alaska has a similar problem. No idea if it...I hear Alaska has a similar problem. No idea if it has anything to do with local Native Americans though Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-2957247844561139952014-09-12T19:32:56.623-06:002014-09-12T19:32:56.623-06:00Wow, never knew it was so high. That is awful inde...Wow, never knew it was so high. That is awful indeed. Still to this day being treated like that.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-15331716458994134812014-09-12T15:55:56.880-06:002014-09-12T15:55:56.880-06:00Hi Debra. It's despairing to me. There is fa...Hi Debra. It's despairing to me. There is fast suicide and slow, and I've known both in the North. The history of the treatment of native peoples in the Americas is beyond shameful and tragic. It is soul crushing. I don't know that it can ever be made right, but surely, it's got to be made better. Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-22069859178129064632014-09-12T15:54:17.261-06:002014-09-12T15:54:17.261-06:00Oh my gosh. Just heartbreaking.Oh my gosh. Just heartbreaking.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-29349979849844795632014-09-12T12:37:22.065-06:002014-09-12T12:37:22.065-06:00Suicide is reaching epidemic proportions on all no...Suicide is reaching epidemic proportions on all northern reserves. Depression and despair. Unsustainable communities.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com