Alcoholism

‘Drunk Town USA’: Gallup Working Together to Erase Stigma

Anne Minard

4/27/16

Gallup, New Mexico is a cultural mecca, rich in Hispanic tradition and serving as a border town for the pueblos of Zuni and Laguna and the Navajo Nation...

'I Am Very Sorry': House Rep. Apologizes for Comment About Native Americans, Alcoholism

Simon Moya-Smith

4/25/16

A Republican in Oklahoma who made headlines last week when he said Native Americans are "predisposed to alcoholism" emphatically apologized Monday, and said his statement was based...

Study Says the ‘Drunken Indian’ Is A Myth

Tanya H. Lee

2/24/16

Native Americans do not use or abuse alcohol more than whites do. In fact, exactly the opposite is true...

Video: Poignant Message of Hope and Healing From Addiction in Barrow, Alaska

ICTMN Staff

10/7/15

The statistics are well known: Alaska Natives and other Indigenous Peoples are more prone to addiction and other such ills than the mainstream population...

Repeat DWI Offenders Steered Straight With Traditional Healing

Harlan McKosato

9/22/15

Alcoholism in Indian country is not a new issue, but for one of the biggest cities in the country a more traditional approach in handling repeat offenders of DWI is working within ...

Zigmund Hollow Horn National Catholic Reporter

Boarding Schools: A Black Hole of Native American History

Vinnie Rotondaro

9/18/15

Zigmund Hollow Horn sat inside the deanery of a small Episcopal church just off Eagle Butte, South Dakota’s main street. A thick fog had settled over town...

Booze, Drugs and the Brutal Efficiency of Unnatural Selection

Larry Spotted Crow Mann

8/7/15

It is said that everything in creation has a purpose. The honeybee collects nectar from flowers and assists with the plants propagation while providing us with a healthy snack. An ant helps turn up soil and aids in the important work of decomposition....

Death by Drink: Indian Country’s Curse

Steve Russell

1/22/15

The Center for Disease Control released a study on January 6 about U.S. deaths from alcohol poisoning based on two years of death certificate data, 2010 to 2012...

‘Blood Money’: Life and Death in Gallup, NM

Nick Estes

1/14/15

Gallup, New Mexico is notorious and deadly for Native people...

From Sobriety to Recovery: The Simple Question That Saved My Life

Anonymous

11/8/14

My alcohol and drug counselor asked me one simple question upon our first meeting. The answer would be the turning point in my life. I had become addicted to alcohol. I had just hit rock bottom. I was unsure, scared and lost....

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