ABSTRACT
The Native Alcohol Programs in North America have been the primary instruments in dealing with addiction prevention and treatment from the holistic way. The results of the anomie within our Indian population manifested itself in the form of alcohol and drug addiction in pandemic proportions. Training has moved from 30% on alcoholism and 70% personal and community development to 30% on personal and community development and 70% on alcohol and drug addiction. In the 1800s, the Canadian Government entered into a number of treaties with our people. These treaties laid the foundation for Government's responsibility in the areas of health and education of our population. Education was offered through the development of an institution called a residential school. The intention of the government was to provide them with education and opportunity to learn English and a Caucasian religion to enable them to fit into mainstream society.
