Native American

Still Crying?

Hat Tip and thanks to TDA reader Norm for the heads up on this one!

One of the best known PSA’s of my time is the “Crying Indian” in which the stoic Native American lets loose a solitary tear in response to the littered environment. We may have got a handle on the littering, but if he's read the latest government study showing that more than one in ten Native American deaths is alcohol related you can bet he is still crying.

WASHINGTON - Almost 12 percent of the deaths among Native Americans and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related — more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says. ~

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