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...river now rarely floods, thanks to massive levees built along its banks to protect riverside land. The combination of saltwater intrusion and freshwater cutoff, says Houck, leaves the wetlands "caught in a double whammy. You couldn't do a better job of screwing up Louisiana if you planned it."Wilma Dusenberry, a Chauvin, La., restaurant owner, reflects the fears of many who depend on the bounty of the wetlands: "If we lose the marsh, we lose our livelihoods...
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...Wilma Mankiller, who has led the 72,000-member Oklahoma tribe since December of 1984, told an audience of 65 in Boylston Hall that stereotypes in books and movies ignore the fact that many tribes were once controlled by women, who often wielded real power although they lacked honorary titles...
...within the next 30 years a real resurgence of the tribal government," said Wilma Mankiller, who in 1984 was elected the first woman chief of the 71,000 member tribe. She was honored yesterday by the Harvard Foundation for her "distinguished contribution to American leadership and Native American culture...
...wealth, Tisch lives relatively modestly and quietly. With Wilma ("Billie"), his wife of 38 years, he shares a Manhattan apartment and a suburban house in Rye, N.Y., overlooking Long Island Sound. The Loews chairman never smokes, only occasionally drinks and usually plays tennis twice each weekend. "He always wants to win," observes Investment Banker Bernard Stein, one of his regular partners. Tisch also enjoys showing guests first-run % movies on a full-size screen. Friends are devoted to him. Says Stein: "If I were in trouble and had to make a phone call, he's the guy I'd call...