There is difficulty in obtaining the exact number of Native Americans that use or abuse alcohol. Each tribe has a discrete identity and practices that result from cultural and lifestyle differences that generalizations should be made cautiously. The introduction of strong alcohol to the Native population, in addition to the exploitation of Native lands and forced assimilation into the European American cultures has given reasons for the Native to take up drinking alcohol. Life on a reservation can be unimaginably hard. Many Reservations are isolated and have little opportunity for individual improvement. The Native deals with historic trauma – mistreatment and lies from the United States Government. Those around may drink, therefore the
