Dealing with meth in Indian Country

Intertribal Native American leaders met Wednesday to discuss ways of curbing methamphetamine use on Indian reservations and agreed that the cure consisted of a large dose of going back to the basics.

A picture of a lush mountain on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation stood in front of the spacious hall of the HRDC Building on 5th Avenue as 54 people lined in to attend the Intertribal Methamphetamine Symposium. Most of those seated at the rectangular foldout tables were leaders of various local Native tribes. Moderator Jay Eagleman, a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, made the introduction...