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Leaders address addiction in tribal communities
Kristen Daum, Inforum|Aug 30, 2011
MAHNOMEN, Minn. – White Earth tribal leaders say they won’t wait any longer to devise solutions for the devastating addictions that plague their communities. “We have buried too many young people; have seen too many lives destroyed; too many homes, too many communities damaged,” tribal Chairwoman Erma Vizenor said Monday before a crowd of about 300 people gathered in Mahnomen for a substance abuse summit aimed at Native American communities. The summit continues today and is intended to be an a...