“It’s a tragedy what they have done here. They have made a mess of my heritage.”

[Contrary1]

Gosh...maybe Sarah the Great will have a solution. She's got so much experience with oil, helping out Native Americans, creating jobs, and just about everything else.

Long-suffering tribe fears oil may strike final blow

LA FOURCHE PARISH, La. -- The native Houma people, who have long relied on fishing and trapping in the marshlands of Louisiana, have been through a lot as a tribe.

They have been robbed of their lands, subjected to segregation, witnessed the steady erosion of marshlands and been displaced by hurricanes. Now, some fear the oil slick that threatens to invade the bayou could be the final blow to their culture and traditions.

“We still could make a living here,” says tribal elder Antoine “Whitney” Dardar, 74. “But now, with the oil coming, I don’t know.”

The tribe, which has about 17,000 members, has lived off the marsh for hundreds of years, and until recently many members made their living entirely off of marsh resources—moving from one harvest to another, season by season..."

More: http://fieldnotes.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/05/11/2299450.aspx

[hvn_nbr_2]

1. Your subject line stimulated a tangential thought for me.

"Heritage"

Republicans will never understand the problem with oil pollution until the oil slick gets extensive enough and deep enough to soil their Confederate flags.

[Arkana]

2. Sarah can't help them--she's uncomfortable around brown people.

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