THE UNION OF INDIAN CHIEFS SAYS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATES OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER DUE TO "CENTURIES OF RACIST AND HARMFUL COLONIAL POLICIES IMPLEMENTED AT ALL LEVELS OF CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, BUT ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE INTER-GENERATIONAL TRAUMAS OF THE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS ON INDIGENOUS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES."; WE HAVE TO DRINK BECAUSE RACISM; THE IRISH WERE TREATED BADLY FOR A THOUSAND YEARS BEFORE THE INDIANS, WHERE IS THEIR "DRINK PRIVILEGE"
