A Yukon Indian Band member who had only two weeks to go to successfully complete Grade 12 went on a drunk and didn’t write the final exams everybody knew he could easily pass. A Native university student struggled with her teachers and took forever to complete the last few easy assignments that were due in order to receive her degree: not only once, but for each of three degrees—Bachelors, Masters, and her PhD. Within a few months of completing a Graduate course, several members of the Saloon Arm area Indian community committed suicide. One of the best-managed, wealthiest and most socially-conscious Indian-run communities and administrations in the north, has the highest suicide rate in the State.
