By — Chief Ernest Betsina Chief Ernest Betsina Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/indigenous-canadian-filmmakers-confront-alcoholism-other-issues-in-community Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Indigenous Canadian filmmakers confront alcoholism, other issues in community World Nov 14, 2020 4:44 PM EDT Alcohol abuse is a serious public health issue in indigenous communities in the Canadian arctic, but it’s a difficult topic to address. For the next several weeks, we’ll bring you the stories from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories — stories produced, directed and told by indigenous people themselves, as part of “Turning Points”, an empowerment journalism project, in partnership with The Global Reporting Centre. By — Chief Ernest Betsina Chief Ernest Betsina
Alcohol abuse is a serious public health issue in indigenous communities in the Canadian arctic, but it’s a difficult topic to address. For the next several weeks, we’ll bring you the stories from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories — stories produced, directed and told by indigenous people themselves, as part of “Turning Points”, an empowerment journalism project, in partnership with The Global Reporting Centre.