The dead are disproportionately Alaska Natives, police and homelessness advocates say, who make up 20% of the general population but constitute half of the clients in shelters.
Well that has to change and fast! Force other races from their homes so we can have equal outcomes.
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With such a large percentage of death directly attributable to alcohol, if I was Alaskan, I'd at least have it as a referendum proposal.
There's something wrong with the vendors that sell to "Jimmy TwoElks" knowing Jimmy's drunk, has nowhere to go, is going outside in 5 below weather and the seller probably silently shakes his head and wonders if he'll ever see Jimmy again.
Alaska is a cold unforgiving place.
Nanook of the North also froze to death. For those too young to remember him, there was a movie short about him and his sled dogs. But on a trip somewhere the weather was so bad and he did not make it.
The Guardian is always very concerned about issues in the US, less so in their own Workers Paradise. I think we can handle problems in the US without their help.
Hello Adder,
Merry Christmas!
While courting my childhood sweetheart (now wife) in AK, I was made aware of this situation. Another story, but I was flying there once a month from KS.
She worked for the Native hospital corporation. They are a very powerful force in AK. My spouse has said that some of the natives were very hateful to her at first because she was white. As they got to know her, they became very friendly. Tough deal up there.. in many ways no different than what is happening in the lower 48.