Special Report – For Nunavut youth, dancing has become a way to keep suicide at bay – CBC

Andy Evaloakjuk carries an astonishing amount of heartache for a man so young.

For much of his life, the 21-year-old resident of Arviat, Nunavut, has had to confront the reality of suicide.

Close family members have taken their lives. He also had to bury his best friend, Johnny.

“During his funeral at the church, I didn’t cry,” Andy said. It wasn’t until he watched Johnny’s coffin being lowered into the ground that he felt the full force of his loss.

“It broke my heart into a million pieces,” Andy said. “Once I started crying, I couldn’t stop.”

Andy himself has thought seriously about taking his life.

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