CRAZYWATER by Brian Maracle  / 1994 / 285 pages.

This book contains the stories of 75 different people - men and women; young and old; drinkers and non-drinkers; Indians, Metis and Inuit; reserve residents and city-dwellers; native professionals and welfare recipients. "I asked them to tell me about the first time they drank, how they drank and what they liked about it. I asked them about prohibition, hangovers, drugs, sobering-up. Alcoholics Anonymous, spirituality and sobriety. I interviewed native people only because its meant to be our story." Brian Maracle tells life like it is for too many North American Indians. A book well worth reading by anyone with Native interests.