To keep the main article on “The Stereotype of the Drunken Indian” shorter and more on focus, I’ve published this personal story separately and linked it into the main article. When I was growing up, I hated alcohol. I hated the way it smelled on the breath of adults, I hated the tell-tale glassy eyes,…
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The stereotype of the drunken Indian
Ah yes, it’s time to finally address a foundational stereotype of the drunken Indian, hopped up on the White Man’s firewater. (Actually, in Cree it’s iskotêwâpoy, which is more like “firey liquid”.) I’ve been meaning to write this article for a while, because I think that a lot of indigenous people struggle with the stereotype…