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Chesapeake native tracks disease epidemics for the CDC
2015-05-29 07:14:23| Paper - Topix.net
This story is a sample from the Chesapeake Clipper, which is included in The Virginian-Pilot every Sunday and Friday in Chesapeake. Cherry, an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who is also a veterinarian, said, "The CDC's highest priority is to save lives.
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Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of 'Aloha' movie title
2015-05-25 10:09:07| Airlines - Topix.net
Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of the name of a movie filmed and set in Hawaii, saying that titling it "Aloha" is a disrespectful misappropriation of culture and simplifies a word that's rich with meaning. The Cameron Crowe film starring Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Emma Stone, opens Friday, with a screening in Honolulu three days before.
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Native band in Canada rejects $1.15 billion inducement from gas pipeline builder
2015-05-15 01:30:49| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A native band in northern British Columbia has voted to reject a $1.15 billion , 40-year payout from a consortium of Asian and North American energy companies that want to cross its land with a pipeline and build a liquefied natural gas terminal. The action by the Lax Kw'alaams came after meetings in their village, Price Rupert and Vancouver saw near-unanimous opposition from the 3,600-member Aboriginal First Nation band.
Land Between the Lakes Plants 42 Acres of Native Pine Trees
2015-05-11 18:30:52| Energy - Topix.net
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area has planted about 29,000 shortleaf pine seedlings on 42 acres where non-native loblolly pines once grew. Yvonne Helton is a silviculturist at Land Between the Lakes.
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Group wants to bring back Native Hawaiian burial traditions
2015-04-18 05:44:13| Airlines - Topix.net
A group of Native Hawaiians wants to bring back a centuries-old island burial practice that it says is more environmentally friendly than some modern interment methods. Traditional "clean burials" involve cleansing the deceased by fire in a pit and then compressing the skeletal remains, wrapping them in a cloth woven from trees, and burying them in a basket.
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