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Monday, October 22, 2007

Alcohol exposure affects generations on Indian reservations
by Tom Robertson, Minnesota Public Radio
October 22, 2007


Bemidji, Minn. — It's no secret that alcohol has had a devastating impact on American Indians.

But what many in Indian communities are less comfortable talking about is the damage caused when pregnant women drink alcohol. Some call fetal alcohol exposure the No. 1 problem in Indian Country. It's causing a literal brain drain in tribal communities.

"I would say it's very definitely a problem, almost pervasive," says Sandra Parsons, director of Family and Children's Services for the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota. "I haven't found anybody yet who disputes that. I think people would be literally amazed at how prevalent it might be."

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