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To: Snowshoe who wrote (202543)	4/14/2007 6:13:50 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793818

The only way to fully "mainstream" them would be to forcibley move them to cities. It ain't gonna happen. What would have to happen is that the Feds and the State quit subsidizing them. Then they would leave. That will never happen.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (202543)	4/14/2007 10:31:43 AM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793818

Alaska in general has a huge problem with substance abuse. It's all kind of a mystery to me, because I'm not susceptible to such things. If I recall correctly, Alaska has one of the highest rates of substance abuse of all the states. Not to justify it, but many natives find themselves in limbo between getting out of their environment and working to better it. If they get educated and return, they often find themselves rejected by their local culture, and if they did not fully assimilate in the mainstream culture they don't know where to go.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (202543)	4/14/2007 10:33:50 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793818

It's all kind of a mystery to me, Alcoholism and cold weather go together. People sit indoors with little to do but drink or take drugs.