Tragedy within the Native Americans today.

Throughout the years the Native American suicide rate has soared and has kept rising. In wisconsin it's 25% above state average just this year, but the rates have been climbing in Native Americans since the 70's. Just in wisconsin between 1999 and 2008, 86 Native Americans have died from suicide.

Sadly, higher rates of suicide have been tied to drug and alcohol use which is extremely prevalent in Native American communities.

I could have seen this coming. After all they have been through they should be emotionally disturbed, or at least they are allowed to be. I just wish they had a different way of handling it and dealing with everything they've been through without such drastic measures.