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Growing up Indian

American Indian children are at the bottom of nearly every national indicator of well being. Indian kids commit suicide at twice the rate of the general population. They're more likely to be poor, have health problems or die violently. Alcohol and drugs have ripped apart Native families. Often, the kids suffer most.

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Growing up Indian

Lessons from Red Lake

Broadcast: Midmorning, 03/22/2006, 9:06 a.m.
Broadcast: All Things Considered, 03/21/2006, 5:45 p.m.

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The counselors who responded to the tragic events one year ago at Red Lake came away with renewed commitment to fighting the problems many youth face on Indian reservations in the upper Midwest and Plains. A psychologist talks about what he learned in the wake of the school shooting.

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  • Doug McDonald: Leads a program to train Native Americans as psychologists at the University of North Dakota. Together with his students, he provided counseling in the wake of the shootings at Red Lake a year ago. Dr. McDonald is a member of Oglala Lakota Nation.

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