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tama

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3. Becoming whole again

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Wed May 16, 2012, 12:45 AM

May 2012

Flying Eagle/Rupert Encinas of Tohono O' odham nation telling about childrens play about alcoholism and becoming whole again:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1997/09/22/165881-o-odham-children-tackle-alcoholism/

Rupert visits regularly Estonia and Finland and I've had the pleasure to participate in a 3-day ceremony guided by him. A friend of mine made this song about the last night of the ceremony:

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Alcohol Prohibition Not Helping Native Americans Deal With Harms of Alcohol [View all] MindMover May 2012 OP

Alcoholism is a genetic condition. elleng May 2012 #1

I do not believe the writer was romanticizing anything..... MindMover May 2012 #4

'high priced old counseling rapidly proving ineffective' elleng May 2012 #7

Hard to believe that alcoholics can be happy and functional with all.... MindMover May 2012 #8

While I'm not a professional, elleng May 2012 #9

I always ask, how big is your glass....? MindMover May 2012 #10

Alcoholism is not genetic. It is very much a learned behavior and yes it does run in families. Let jwirr May 2012 #13

Some Native American groups also have sky high diabetes rates too. ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #2

You are correct in that Native Americans have high diabetes rates and that.... MindMover May 2012 #5

Obesity and diet of American industrial food tama May 2012 #11

Ones acceptable to the social scientist, not just the biology/medical geeks. ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #16

Diabetes may very well be genetic since Natives have intermarried for generations. jwirr May 2012 #14

Becoming whole again tama May 2012 #3

Thank you for sharing your story about hope and change...... MindMover May 2012 #6

That pretty much describes what I have witnessed also. Especially in very isolated rez that have jwirr May 2012 #12

And that unfortunately is correct..... MindMover May 2012 #15

Question: Would Pine Ridge be better off if the tribe sold the beer currenly sold in Whiteclay? OmahaBlueDog May 2012 #17