Is Alcohol a Big Issue in First Nations?

Alcohol is in so many cultures. And has either been, like, in an our's or whatever, ours,. In the very loosest sense, going back, but in others where it's new. I remember reading something when i was at college about em in australian indigenous peoples and how alcohol allowed them to be authentic. So what they all do is go out drinking together, and during that period you show your true feelings so that you don't die from all the tatemaa when you're not drinking. When you're drunk, do you get away with being more sloppy with your feelings, or not being cool all the time? That's a good question. Ye i