Lummi Nation, Desperate to Survive, Considers Banishing Its Own. Lynda V. Mapes.
by Mapes, Lynda V; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 79Health. Publisher: The Seattle Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Drug abuse | Exile (Punishment) | Indians of North America -- Drug use | Lummi Indians | Lummi Reservation (Wash.)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "Ravaged by an epidemic of illegal drug use, and with a cemetery pocked with fresh graves, this tiny tribe is turning to the laws of the past to save its future. Banishment--a punishment from the time of their ancestors--once more hangs over the heads of grandparents, parents and their children as the tribal council attacks a lethal drug trade." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article explains why the Lummi nation is considering using banishment as a form of punishment to curtail drug abuse within its tribe.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Lummi Nation, Desperate to Survive, Considers Banishing Its Own, Aug. 13, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Ravaged by an epidemic of illegal drug use, and with a cemetery pocked with fresh graves, this tiny tribe is turning to the laws of the past to save its future. Banishment--a punishment from the time of their ancestors--once more hangs over the heads of grandparents, parents and their children as the tribal council attacks a lethal drug trade." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article explains why the Lummi nation is considering using banishment as a form of punishment to curtail drug abuse within its tribe.
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