To Caron Yellowfish, it's no surprise that nearly 12 percent of all deaths among American Indians are alcohol-related, which is what figures contained in a new study from the Centers for Disease Control show.
Photo caption: Margaret Washington holds a portrait of her granddaughter, Ohetica Win Elyxis Gardner, 13, at her home on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, June 17, 2008. Elyxis and two other teenage girls were found dead, all three members of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, in early June 2008, though federal officials have not said what killed them. However, tribal leaders say the deaths highlight the scourge of drugs and alcohol on the reservation. (AP Photo/Ben Neary)
