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The Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington is collaborating with tribal colleges and universities to examine alcohol, drug, and mental health issues among Native students.
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Full Recovery: Education helps heal a community from alcoholism
Tribal people are the first to admit that alcoholism is a major health concern throughout Indian Country. On the Lake Traverse Reservation in the northeast corner of South Dakota, however, alcoholism has dropped dramatically in the past decade. Sisseton Wahpeton Community College President Elden Lawrence, Ph.D., has researched the changes in his community, and he thinks that the transformation can be credited to education.
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Circles of Recovery Plans 3 Year Project
When the White Bison Tribal College Wellbriety Awareness Tour began last March, 200 community members and friends participated in a blessing ceremony at the Longhouse of the Onondaga Nation near Syracuse,
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SGU Chemical Dependency Program Grows
For many years, Sinte Gleska University’s (SGU) chemical dependency program has trained graduates to address the drug and alcohol problems on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and elsewhere.
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Fetal Alcohol: Effects in the Classroom
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects are national problems that can impact any child, family, or community, but their threat to American Indians and Alaska Natives is especially alarming. In some American Indian communities, where alcohol dependency rates reach 50 percent and above, the chances of a newborn suffering FAS/FAE are 30 times greater than national averages.
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Looking Inward: Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College helps students challenge alcohol and drugs
La Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is building a program that attacks substance abuse among students and its entire community.
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The Promise of Alkali Lake
One group of Indians in Canada went from near total alcoholism to almost complete sobriety. Their story is inspiring hundreds of Indian communities.
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Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Dull Knife Memorial College offers alcohol and mental health programs
Dull Knife Memorial College offers mental health counseling and training programs in an underserved rural community.
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Cultures in Recovery: A powerful sobriety movement is transforming Indian societies from Alaska to Florida
A powerful sobriety movement is taking hold in Indian communities across North America.
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Salish Kootenai College Produces Programs on Children, Families and Substance Abuse
Compiled by Joyce Silverthorn
Like most tribal colleges, Salish Kootenai College is working to combat alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence and limited economic opportunity.
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Living the Sober Life: Standing Rock College counselor Carol Coleman tells how sobriety can become a way of life
As a counselor and teacher at Standing Rock College, Carol Coleman has seen the sobriety movement grow over the past decade. In the process, she has also discovered strategies that help recovering alcoholics succeed.
