Teen Indian suicide urgent issue, Congress told

[Tara]

Teen Indian suicide urgent issue, Congress told
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Indian teenagers died one by one, all in order, as they had agreed in their suicide pact.

Seventeen teens have killed themselves in recent months in Cheyenne River, and the deaths were typical of teen suicides among American Indians, experts told a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, as they asked for funding for programs to target the problem.

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Why do you think that is?

[PhantomsPandora]

I'm not real sure, I know that a lot of those on the reservations have very little money, perhaps they feel like things will never get better for them.

[Tara]

Yeah probably. And people are still acting mean towards the Natives....like no one intends to grow up around here.