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When cultural teachers struggle with addiction

I am supposed to spend a month with my great-uncle learning traditional skills but he drinks heavily and I am in recovery and afraid to go.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The humanity of cultural carriers can make learning dangerous for vulnerable students navigating their own healing.

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“Where Are You with Indigenous coming-of-age traditions?”

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