First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority
First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority

By Ashley Joannou THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER- Doug Kelly, the grand chief of the Sto:lo Nation, says parents need to love their children unconditionally even if they use drugs.   His advice comes less than a year after his daughter died of an overdose and as new data shows the disproportionate impact of toxic drugs on Indigenous people in British Columbia.   “Do not shame your child or your loved one, do not judge. Simply be there,” he said Friday.   “And when they’re ready, and only when they decide that they’re prepared to move on their healing journey, like my daughter did three years ago, only then will they get the help that they need.”   Kelly’s daughter, who he isn’t naming as part of his culture’s grieving process,

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