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’The Last of the Tribe’ tells lone Indian’s tale
By Michael Astor
Associated Press Writer
“The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon” (Scribner, $26), by Monte Reel: Monte Reel gets right to the heart of the dilemma facing modern-day Brazil as its rush to develop the vast Amazon rain forest rapidly collides with the last vestiges of cultures whose way of life has changed little since the Stone Age.
“The Last of the Tribe” is the story of an extreme case: a lone Indian on the run from often-murderous ranchers with a handful of hapless government agents bent on saving him.
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By Matthew Hathaway
St. Louis, Missouri (AP)
The last couple of hundred years have been cruel to Sugar Loaf Mound. Quarrying nearly destroyed it in the 1800s; construction of Interstate 55 further scarred it in the 1960s. Now, as preservationists strive to save the city’s sole...06-23-2009, 12:49 PM -
Review By Dawn Karima Pettigrew
News From Indian Country
Each magnificent cedar totem carved by Lead Carver Dale Faulstich represents an important story and belief of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Located in Washington State, each of these masterpieces features “details,...12-23-2008, 02:16 PM -
Tacoma, Washington (AP)
The Port of Tacoma, Puyallup Tribe and terminal operator SSA Marine have negotiated a deal to develop shipping container terminals on the east side of the Blair Waterway on Tacoma’s Tideflats.
The port commission is expected to approve its part...02-19-2008, 08:20 PM -
By Kenneth Dean
Alto, Texas (AP)
Following a winding highway, once known as part of the El Camino Real de los Tejas, southwest out of Alto, there is a variety of wild flowers and multiple historic markers dotting a trail leading to the Caddo Mounds state historic site – a place...05-05-2010, 02:14 PM -
By Lynda V. Mapes
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington (AP)
Mist cruises through the air in great clouds, twining through the branches of a giant cedar and falling in crystal drops, renewing the cycle of life.
The falls are held sacred by the Snoqualmie Tribe, particularly...06-28-2010, 04:45 PM
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