![Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada. The northern lights fill the sky over the remote First Nations community of Attawapiskat. Attawapiskat is an isolated First Nation community located in northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River on James Bay. On April 9, 2016, the community of approximately 2000 people declared a state of emergency after being overwhelmed with attempted suicides, over 100 attempts in a ten month period. August 27, 2016. David Maurice Smith/Oculi. Pulitzer Crisis Grant Recipient David Maurice Smith reporting from Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada](/sites/default/files/12-13-16/mett_the_journalist_thumbnail_david_maurice_smith.jpg)
The remote Canadian First Nations Community of Attawapiskat, Ontario, in Canada, declared a state of emergency in April 2016 due to an alarming rate of attempted suicide among its approximately 2,000 residents. Photojournalist David Maurice Smith worked in Attawapiskat to document the community so the complex causes behind the crisis could be understood in a cultural context.