Bruce Shisheesh is the former Chief of Attawapiskat (northern Ontario First Nation). In early 2016, Attawapiskat made international headlines over the youth suicides and attempted suicides the community was attempting to deal with and without even fundamental resources required. Bruce Shisheesh was the Chief of Attawapiskat at the time. Chief Shisheesh traveled to Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who followed the meeting with a letter directly promising a visit to the First Nation community, which had existed without clean drinking water for decades, and Trudeau ended his letter with the words "Indeed, I look forward to visiting Attawapiskat in the near future." 8 years later the struggles in Attawapiskat continue and Mr. Trudeau has not been seen in the community, something Chief Shisheesh reminded me of on 'X' earlier in the week. We have the letter Justin Trudeau sent to Chief Shisheesh in 2016. 

Guest: Bruce Shisheesh, former Chief of Attawapiskat First Nation. 

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