How Alcohol Came to the American Indian
Phenomena Of Alcohol
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Previous laws stated that it was a Federal offense for American Indians to purchase...
Previous laws stated that it was a Federal offense for American Indians to purchase alcohol, punishable by one year in prison. So when the laws changed, and American Indians were allowed to purchase alcohol, they naturally thought it was a trick. But once they found out it wasn't, they cleaned out liquor stores.
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How Alcohol Came to the American Indian is a local public television program presented by Twin Cities PBS
How Alcohol Came to the American Indian
Phenomena Of Alcohol
Clip: Special | 12m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
Previous laws stated that it was a Federal offense for American Indians to purchase alcohol, punishable by one year in prison. So when the laws changed, and American Indians were allowed to purchase alcohol, they naturally thought it was a trick. But once they found out it wasn't, they cleaned out liquor stores.
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