AUDIO – A DIFFERENT TRIBE NOW –
Nov. 27, 2024 – “I didn’t think in a million years I’d ever make it,” the 35-year-old mother of one said from her home. “I have struggled with addiction through the majority of my adult life.” “One time since I’ve been home, somebody was using [drugs] in the same area as me,” she recalled. “All I could think about was the promise I made to my son. I promised him that even though I messed up while he was a very young child… and he’s 13 now.
I’m going be there when he graduates. I’m going to be there when he gets married. I’m going to be there to help him with his children and my grandchildren. That was all I could think about. I had an opportunity — I could have taken those drugs and I could have used it — but all I could think about was that I made a promise.”
Tanche, who said her grandfather was “a healer,” now works as a wellness program manager in the village, and takes great pride in helping others through their recovery — particularly her fellow Indigenous people.
