title: American Indian and Alaska native aboriginal use of alcohol in the United States.
abstract: Alcohol beverages prior to White contact originated with the Mayan and the Aztec Nations and spread to the American Indians of the Southwest. Surprisingly, there are a number of accounts of alcohol use among other American Indians and Alaska Natives. Beverages were limited to wine and beer, and included: balche, pulque, and "haren a pitahaya" wines, tulpi beer and other beverages. White contact brought dramatic shifts in the use and function of alcoholic beverages in American Indian and Alaska Native societies.
authors.affiliation: Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007197:Indians, Central American / Q000266:history*; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000266:history*; D004930:Inuit / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology