David Martinez:  

Life It's been a long stange trip from ardvark in high school back to being an Indian. Ive been a biker, cowboy (yes I can ride, rope, brand, break horses, shoe horses anything a real cowboy does) drunk & addict, clean and sober,play and sing country music, traditional dancer (eagle dance, warrior dancer and deer dancer). My hair is long and gray (almost to my waist) yes I still have one. Now I work at as a counselor, I had to do something for work and I do know a little about substance abuse. My older sister and I own 20 acers in Shasta county, we hope to retier there in about 5 years or less. We will be close to the tribe, we won't have to request time off work to go to ceremony, we will just go. I'm hoping to open up a clean and sober camp for native children and young adults on the property. I have found there isn't any alternative programs for native people in Shasta County. All they have is jail or 12 step or...Expand for more