"Erica Prussing provides the first in-depth assessment of the politics of native sobriety by focusing on the Northern Cheyenne community in southeastern Montana, where for many decades the federally funded health care system has relied on the Twelve Step program of Alcholics Anonymous. White Man's Water provides a thoughtful and careful analysis of Cheyenne views of sobriety and the politics that surround the selective appeal of Twelve Steps approaches despite wide-ranging local critiques. Narratives from participants in these programs debunk long-standing stereotypes about "indian drinking" and offer insight into the diversity of experiences with alcohol that actually occur among Native North Americans." - WorldCat.
Series Statement
First peoples: new directions in indigenous studies
Introduction : Sobriety and Subjectivity in Local Worlds -- Understanding Alcohol in Cultural Context. Misrecognizing Local Moral Worlds ; Contextualizing "White Man's Water" -- Women's Narratives : Social Positioning, Subjectivity, and Sobriety. Becoming a Person ; Family Lives and Gendered Experience ; Narratives of Sobriety: Reconfiguring the Empty Center -- Challenges and Possibilities for "Culturally Appropriate" Alcohol Services. Reservation Health Care and the Politics of Local Control ; Concluding Thoughts -- Epilogue 1 : Stephanie Timber -- Epilogue 2 : B. A. Brown.