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Hopes for the Future with Arlene Wadsworth

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Interview · North Dakota · Arlene Wadsworth · NDNAEU 6

Themes: Kinship & family, Spirituality & ceremony, Community & responsibility, Children & young people

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Learn About questions

Why are drugs becoming more of a problem in some places? In what ways do drugs and alcohol destroy families? How might law enforcement help to curb the problems of drugs in communities?

Learn From questions

Has my family been impacted negatively by someone using drugs?  What happened? Have I ever witnessed drug or alcohol addiction destroy a family?  What happened? Is addiction an issue in the community where I live?

Transcripts

09 Arlene Wadsworth: Hopes for the Future

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Well if they could only pray or hope drugs will be out that’s getting control of our people you know well my family are you know have never had problems with the drugs but you hear so much about it you know you see these you know young girls going around acting goofy or you know not caring for their kids you know and the sad part is you hear or and see so many mothers sitting up drinking or smoking with their your kids you know or father going out you’re drinking with his son we never had that problem is so hard for me to you know see why is this person doing this destroying their family and all yeah or they need a law or more strong police force because I had just came from an elder meeting and this guy was saying that he worked someplace he gets up early you see so many colored people Mexicans driving around or early in the morning what are they doing here on the res they don’t live here and then you know you hear other reservations that they’re catching these people bringing drugs in from you know the cities you wonder is that what they’re delivering you but they said around the first part the month on people get their checks you see so many of that out yeah so I said and the you know the police should know by now who lives here and who don’t if they see a different car with I mean you know strange car with different plates they should stop them and check them you know because here it’s easier you have North Dakota license plate or the tribal plates but if you have unlike a Chicago or South Dakota or another plate stop them see what they’re doing here all

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