Fixin' Up Hoopa: It Takes a Village-and a Determined Tribe-to Battle Addiction


Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

September 12, 2012

Jane judged drug addicts harshly until she became one in her late 20s. Suffering from depression and mourning a lifestyle she worked hard to maintain for her family, she began smoking meth. Three years into her addiction, she continues on...read more

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

(Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

Founder & Editor in Chief

Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Spoken Languages: English

Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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