Chaske Spencer: A Native Actor Who Left Addiction Behind

Carol Berry
March 19, 2013
Chaske Spencer is known for his alpha wolf portrayal in The Twilight Saga , but many people aren’t aware that he’s also an activist speaking out against the addictions that almost ...

Psychology Student Explores the Healing Power of Digital Storytelling

Marc Dadigan
March 09, 2013
In the video entitled “Red Moon,” a Cheyenne man speaks of a self-hatred that permeated his soul even as a child...

One Healer's Story Started With Healing Himself Through Drumming and Singing

Lee Allen
February 19, 2013
Navajo Native Tony Redhouse doesn’t look his age, and for several decades he didn’t act it either...

Potlatch Fund Honors Healing Lodge Director for Her Cultural Approach to Youth Addiction Recovery

Jack McNeel
January 04, 2013
Dr. Martina Whelshula has the kind of personality that fills the room...
Mark Kawesoto Light

A Son Lost: A Father's Words

 

I haven't written anything in a long time. This time of year is always hard on our family. I want to take some time to remember my son, Sky Light. September 8 was six years since the Creator decided it was his time to go....

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November 25, 2012

Fixin' Up Hoopa: It Takes a Village—and a Determined Tribe—to Battle Addiction

Allie Hostler
September 11, 2012
Jane judged drug addicts harshly until she became one in her late 20s...
Mary Annette Pember

Whiteclay: Oglala Lakota Lawsuit Keeps Alcohol Problem on Front Burner

As a Native American woman and recovering alcoholic I am grateful for Whiteclay, Nebraska for the simple reason that it keeps the disease of alcoholism and addiction right where it needs to be for our people: front and center....

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June 05, 2012
Kenneth Deer

The Role of Indigenous Men in Ending Violence Against Women

This column was originally pubished in The Eastern Door, a community newspaper in the ancient Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, in Quebec....

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May 24, 2012

One Junkie’s Redemption

Barbara Fraser
May 01, 2012
At the age of 60, Luis Benavides was starting over...

Ayahuasca May Hold Key to Breaking Addiction, But Canada Is Forcing Doctor to Stop Testing

Kevin Taylor
April 30, 2012
Do you see them? All over Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside there are junkies, addicts and alkies. On street corners, in alleys, lurking outside the ancient hotels...

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