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Loss of culture tied to addictions
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DECEMBER 21, 2000 The breakdown of culture is seen as contributing to the problems of alcoholism and substance abuse among Innu communities in Canada. In 1949, the Canadian government began attempting to assimilate the Innu, sending children to boarding schools and causing traditional notions of family and child-rearing to disappear. The government federally recognized the Innu last month after leaders in Labrador took the unusual step of asking officials to remove and provide treatment for kids addicted to gas. Get the Story:
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