Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 2
Mario thought, “What am I doing with my life? I’ve got no future. I could not see a future for myself; all I could see was darkness, and the...
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Mario Swampy (Cree) Part 1
When Mario was growing up, he got into alcohol, drugs and trouble like many he knew on the reserve did. With the deaths of two of brothers, Mario began...
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Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 4
I’ve encountered other Native Americans who look at Jesus Christ as the Whiteman’s Gospel – as something that is harmful and hurtful to them. And so they try to...
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Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 3
The road to recovery can be long. Everywhere he turned there was alcohol. If you’ve ever been there, you know what Chug is talking about. So how did he...
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Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 2
After spending the night in jail for a DWI, and with his wife in the hospital after giving birth to their son, the shame and pain of life had...
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Chug Garreau (Lakota) Part 1
“I remember sitting in the evening at the Silver Spur in Pierre. And I remember looking up and watching the crowd and hearing the music. I could see the...
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