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On the recordSeptember 9, 2009
Alarmingly, the rate of suicide amongst Indian children in the northern Great Plains is 10 times higher, 10 times higher than the national average.
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Mike Johanns
Republican · Alaska

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Senator Johanns emphasizes the disproportionate suicide rates in northern Great Plains Native American children.

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