Amazon tribe enlists Google in battle with illegal loggers (fwd link)

[Riley, Charles]

Could be a species of Guadua… native to the New World, widely used in construction, its area of greatest diversity is in the Amazon…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadua

From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Earl Otchingwanigan
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Greetings:  Appreciate this important posting....earmarking another tragic chapter in the human condition.... but, mmnn, was it Joe Friday that used to say, "Just the facts Ma'am".... uh, bamboo in the Amazon?, mmnn, bamboo yes, on Amazon {dot com}.  Cheers, Wayaaseshkang.
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Amazon tribe enlists Google in battle with illegal loggers

By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
Sunday, 13 April 2008

You may know it as Google, but in bamboo-and-thatch roundhouses deep in the
Amazon rainforest the iconic brand goes by another name. The Surui people, one
of the most remote on Earth, call it ragogmakan – "messenger" – and they're
banking on the search engine to save them and their ancestral lands from
extinction.

The tribe – whose first contact with the modern world was less than 40 years ago
– are replacing their bows and arrows with hi-tech gadgets in their battle for
survival. They have already begun using satnav on their traditional trails
through the trees. And Google Earth has just agreed to provide high-resolution
satellite images of their forest home.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/amazon-tribe-enlists-google-in-battle-with-illegal-loggers-808492.html
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