Native americans have high levels of alcoholism. The comment was referencing this as a contemptuous sterotype. A casual comment like that is a glimpse into wide

Native americans have high levels of alcoholism. The comment was referencing this as a contemptuous sterotype. A casual comment like that is a glimpse into widely held attitudes in the regional: the speaker felt comfortable saying it and assumed the listener wouldn't object. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_and_Native_Americans https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_and_Native_Americans