Jeff VanEvery (Cayuga) Part 1
Jeff, a Cayuga from Six Nations, grew up off the rez in Buffalo, New York. He started partying at an early age and he worked to support his drinking...
Hugh Grant (Karuk) Part 2
Alcohol had taken Hugh… it had taken everything from him like it does to so many others. But something happened in his life that made all the difference, and...
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Hugh Grant (Karuk) Part 1
“I took a drink of my mom’s beer. And it was terrible. I said, ‘Oh, how can you drink that stuff’. I’ll never forget her answer: ‘You’ll find out.’...
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George Landlord (Yup’ik) Part 2
From falling into the freezing waters of the Yukon River to serving on the battlefields of Vietnam, George has lived through many challenging and difficult situations. Drugs and alcohol...
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George Landlord (Yup’ik) Part 1
George grew up in Mountain Village, Alaska where life can be pretty rugged. One day, while he was out on his snow machine he got caught in a storm....
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Nicole Harjo (Creek)
You don’t have to do bad things to be bad. Nicole grew up in a Christian home where her father was a pastor. She knew right from wrong and...
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Willie Doyeto (Kiowa) Part 3
It was a tragic, unexpected loss. Willie’s son and daughter-in-law, along with some others, were standing by their car alongside the highway checking their vehicle for a noise they...
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Willie Doyeto (Kiowa) Part 2
“I guess it was in June – the first part of June of 1963 that I couldn’t take it anymore. My body couldn’t take what I was doing –...
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