11-03-2010, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin
I'm sure some Navajo somewhere committed suicide over this. And those poor Conquistadors.
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During the period from 1979-1992, suicide rates for Native Americans (a category that includes American Indians and Alaska Natives) were about 1.5 times the national rates-a disproportionate number of suicides (64%) were among young male Native Americans between 15-24 years of age.
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In 1998, suicides among European Americans accounted for 84% of all youth suicides, 61% male and 23% female. However, the suicide rate for Native Americans was 19.3 per 100,000, much higher than the overall rate (8.5 per 100,000).
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"Among American Indians/Alaska Natives ages 15- to 34-years, suicide is the second leading cause of death."
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One incident doesn't truly stand alone.
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