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Cultural Survival Inc., a non-profit organization, was founded in 1972 by Professor of Anthropology David Maybury-Lewis and other Harvard social scientists concerned about the fate of tribal peoples and ethnic minorities...
...events of the past two months at the Wind River Reservation (pop. 6,000) in Wyoming, where nine young tribesmen have taken their lives. That rate is some 24 times the average for Indian men ages 15 to 24, and 60 times the national figure. Last week tribal elders returned to a long-abandoned tradition in the hope of saving their children. TIME Correspondent Dan Goodgame reports from Wind River...
Inside the tepee, redolent of burning herbs, tribal elders daubed the students with scarlet paint to cleanse them of evil spirits. This was "big medicine," last invoked during the killing flu epidemic of 1918 and now revived to banish the modern-day evil that has lately infected Wind River...
...apart from American society, yet unable to escape its corrosive influence on tribal life, young Indians often face suicidal despair. "Our Creator can be cruel when he wants to open our eyes," says Wes Martel of the Shoshone Business Council. "Our tribes have great elders, but we have not used them to provide for our children's spiritual needs." To help the young recover some of their cultural identity, elders at Wind River are introducing students to a tribal tradition that may ease their plight. In the past few days, teachers and clinic workers have reported that the wave...
...firm, for the deal. The tax-exempt bonds, which carry interest rates of 9.1% and 9.6%, are backed by revenues from Jicarilla oil and gas wells, which total about $20 million annually, plus $108 million of other financial assets. After Standard & Poor's officials met with members of the tribal council last month, the credit rating firm gave the bonds an A rating. That is two notches below the top grade of AAA, but higher than the BBB+ rating given bonds issued by Chicago or New York City...