In just 24 hours, 11 people in a Canadian indigenous nation tried to commit suicide

Leaders of an indigenous nation in Canada declared a state of emergency on Saturday, after 11 people in their nation of 2,000 tried to commit suicide within 24 hours. 

That number amounts to 0.55% of their population trying to kill themselves in a single day.

The Attawapiskat First Nation has reportedly been dealing with a rash of suicide attempts for some time. 

There were 28 suicide attempts in March, and 101 people from 11 to 71 years old have tried to end their own lives since September. Just one person has died.

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Statistics on healthcare and employment in the Attawapiskat First Nation are brutal. 

Unemployment was at 70% in 2012, according to The Toronto Star. Many students don't bother attending school, because they don't see the point.

The nation has no mental health care providers and just four general health care workers. Such professionals are often not from the nation, and reportedly leave soon after they arrive. 

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Such issues aren't exactly hidden from view despite the isolated nature of some of Canada's 1.4 million indigenous people. 

Former Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence went on a hunger strike just three years ago to protest what she saw as a lack of health care, educational resources and money provided to the nation by the Canadian government. 

The nation has also declared several state of emergencies in the past, declaring them several times to help deal with a housing crisis that didn't provide proper shelter in severely cold weather. 

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Canadian health officials have responded to this latest state of emergency by saying they will send support to the indigenous residents of the nation.

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