For native smokers near me, tobacco is not only a cash crop but also an important part of daily life. They used it for ceremonial rituals and smoked it as a way to send messages to the spiritual world. Today, many people are still smoking, even though it is very unhealthy. Tobacco is also a source of secondhand smoke, which can have serious health implications. Secondhand smoke can affect those who are weaker, like young children or the elderly.

The Oneida’s cigarette plant sits behind the one of many brightly painted tobacco shops that dot Akwesasne, the federally recognized Indian reservation in western New York. The plant was opened four years ago, and is a part of a new strategy for tribes fighting the state over its right to tax name-brand cigarettes sold on reservations.

In the past, tribes bought Marlboros and Kools from wholesalers tax-free, then sold them to non-Indians for less than half the price of a pack at a non-Indian store. After the state won its legal fight to tax the cigarettes, wholesalers began to refuse to sell them to Indian stores, and sales have dropped.

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At Doogie’s Smoke Shop, a neon-green building in Akwesasne, tobacco company representatives visit the convenience stores and mail-order cigarette outlets on the reservation monthly to update signs, check supplies and negotiate discounts. They have been unable to revive the sluggish business, and owners say they fear the state’s crackdown will force them to close.

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