Percentage of Denver County Adults Who Smoke
no data available for Native American/American Indian
15.4% White, non-Hispanic
(Tobacco Attitudes and Behaviors Survey - TABS, 2005)

A population assessment conducted in the Spring 2006 in the American Indian community in Colorado revealed that critical issues in the community surrounding tobacco were intergenerational use of tobacco, the effects of second hand smoke, and the desire to continued the use of ceremonial and medicinal tobacco. Tobacco use is an accepted community and cultural norm.

American Indian people believe that tobacco is a sacred gift from the Creator that has medicinal and ceremonial purposes. The medicinal and ceremonial uses of tobacco do not include habitual use of commercial tobacco: cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco.
(Tobacco Disparities Strategic Plan Draft, November 2006)

DATH Constituents
alterNATIVE VOICES
Christian Indian Center
Native American Cancer Research Center

Tobacco Industry Targeting of Native Americans/American Indians