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>Talk about us who do not know when to retire. . . you following a famous
>battle, Walt setting new Georgia zoogeographical records every year and me
>now learning a new computer language while making photo illustrations for
>software on grass and sedge identification! ;^)
Speaking of computer languages, our tech guru came by last night to
set up our new BIAS (Deck/Peak) software. It became quickly clear
that the learning curve will be something like the time it'll take
Mars to make the next pass at the Earth. So much for Macs, eh, Marty?
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>I would like to thank you for all your recent good spirited and informativ=
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>posts and hope you do have great luck in your trip. Chief Joseph is a her=
o
>of mine, so I will think of you and your mission, and can hardly await
>hearing any details you can spare, sounds or stories in due time.
I've actually done this route several times before on horseback,
foot, jeep and plane, having worked with the Nez Perc=E9 since the late
60s on various projects. It's an extraordinary journey. If Joseph's a
hero, know that I have in our archive five of the known recordings of
him singing and drumming (done bet. 1899 and 1904) that we salvaged
from an obscure collection of wax cylinders about six years ago. And
I have a copy of his last speech given at Carlisle Indian School
(Pennsylvania) for the commencement of Elizabeth Wilson, whom I
recorded in 1971 when she was 91 years old. (Some of those stories
can be heard on a cassette tape titled, Nez Perc=E9 Stories, and can be
purchased through Drumbeat & Indian Arts, Scottsdale
http://www.drumbeatindianarts.com, or 1-800-895-4859.
Bernie
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Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677 tel
707-996-0280 fax
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
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