SRMT KawennÃ¬:ios Newsletter - OnerahtÃ³kha / April 2011

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Alcoholism / ChemicalDependency PreventionApril is National Alcohol AwarenessMonth and the focus is on underagedrinking. Alcohol is the drug most frequentlyused by high school seniors and its use isincreasing. Boys usually try alcohol for thefirst time when 11 years old, while the averageage for girls’ first drink is 13. Underagedrinking is a factor in nearly half of allteen automobile crashes and contributes toyouth suicides, homicides and fatal injuries.Additionally, alcohol abuse is linked to asmany as two-thirds of all sexual assaults anddate rapes of teens and college students. It is amajor factor in unprotected sex among youth,increasing their risk of contracting HIV orother sexually transmitted diseases.The issue of underage drinking is a complexproblem and can only be solved through asustained and cooperative effort betweenparents, schools, community leaders andyouth themselves. There are three areas whichhave proven to be effective in prevention ofunderage drinking: curtailing the availabilityof alcohol, consistent enforcement of existinglaws and regulations and changing culturalmisconceptions and behaviors througheducation.Be part of the solution. Talk to youthabout the risks of underage drinking. Yourwords can have an effect -- you can make adifference.Dealing With Problem Gambling“People who experience problemgambling can find help – regardlessof how long they have been gamblingor how many financial or legalproblems their addiction has caused.The Saint Regis Mohawk HealthBy Tiffany Leabo, A/CDP Prevention EducatorLife is nota game ofchance6Services Alcoholism/ Chemical DependencyOutpatient Program offers confidentialservices for those who have problems withgambling. One of the first steps is to recognizethe warning signs of a problem gambler. Theyinclude:• Gambling for a longer time and/or moremoney than intended• Gambling in an effort to try to win backwhat you’ve lost• Lying to loved ones about the amountof time or money spent gamblingIt can affect men or women of any age,race or religion, regardless of social status.As more Americans are gambling thanever before, families and communities arefinding the importance of being aware of theconsequences of problem gambling.Opportunities to gamble have been morewidely available or heavily promoted. Mostcomputer users are just a click away from highstakes,high-speed and high-risk gambling.If you think you or someone you knowmight have a problem, the Saint RegisMohawk Health Services Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency Outpatient Programmay be able to help. A problem gambler doesnot need to wait to “hit bottom” before askingfor help. And because so manyaddicted gamblers are in denial,support for the family is offered aswell. To learn more or find help call518-358-3141.“For more information contact theSaint Regis Mohawk Alcoholism/Chemical Dependency PreventionProgram at 518-358-2967.
Tribe vs MCAThe Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal employeesfaced off against the employees of the MohawkCouncil of Akwesasne in the Battle Royale. TheBattle Royale is an annual challenge that is part of theAkwesasne Winter Carnival which celebrated 20 yearsthis past February. Twenty-seven employees from eachorganization registered to compete for their respectiveemployers.The first set of events kicked off at the same time.They were the broomball game, a puzzling contestwith both small and large puzzles and a horseshoecompetition with three teams.The broomball game was played with three periods inwindy conditions causing minor disruptions throughoutthe game. Both sides aggressively battled each otherwith the SRMT team coming out the winner with atremendous lead.By Kyrie Ransom, PIOAdministrative Assistantminute decision to extend the playing time of thegames, team MCA advanced past the SRMT in boththe women’s and co-ed division. By the end of thefirst round of events both teams were tied at six pointseach.The second part of the Battle Royale began withthe Buddy Walker Relay Race. A disqualificationfor the SRMT team gave MCA the lead for a briefmoment. MCA’s lead was quickly countered by SRMTdomination of the Tug-of-War.The last event of the day ended up breaking the tiebetween the two teams, and that event was the Minute-To-Win-It Challenge. The last challenge of the daywas to see who could hold a cafeteria tray in one hand,while stacking five bolts on top of it using a pencil. Theteam that completed this task by three separate peoplewon the game.The puzzling contest lasted most of the afternoon asteam SRMT lost the small puzzle, but blew past MCAon the large puzzle challenge.The horseshoe tournament had three separate teams– all male, all female and a co-ed team. After a lastTeam SRMT gave a strong effort in this last challengehowever they did not finish the task in time. The crowdeagerly watched as both sides fumbled through the lastchallenge, but MCA finished first putting them ahead10-8. 7
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