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Nigel Duara

Nigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Other languages spoken: Spanish (intermediate); Mandarin (beginner)

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California Tribal Advocate Who Fought to Prevent Suicides Dies in Apparent Murder-Suicide

By Nigel Duara

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Mental health news

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February 18, 2026

Celinda Gonzales of the Yurok Tribe worked to prevent suicides among Native Americans after losing a son and a brother. She “was a friend to many,” the tribe said.