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To: GPS Info who wrote (99610)	3/27/2013 9:03:26 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218012

Just making a comment in passing based on something I read in Michael Crichton's book State of Fear. One racist thing Europeans did is refer to Indians as Indians. NW of here is a tribe of Sioux Indians that were adopted by the Canadian government for their service to the British Empire fighting the Americans in the war of 1812. NE is a tribe of Swampy Cree and due north is a tribe of Dene and east is a Metis settlement which is Cree/French. All groups have distinct histories, identities and languages as different as Irish is from Finnish. At least we can't take the blame for introducing them to alcohol, the Natives were brewing booze centuries before Columbus showed up.

To: GPS Info who wrote (99610)	3/27/2013 9:30:40 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218012

en.wikipedia.org pretty common practice.. British Isles.. The arrival of farming Early farmers arrived in these areas about 3,900 years ago (although humans were present much earlier, and their impact is unknown). These farmers had grazing animals - cattle, goats and primitive sheep. In areas they burned the heath and resinous pinewoods to encourage fresh growth of heather for their stock. The combination of burning and grazing forced woodland into further retreat as well as preventing it recolonising bare areas. It is impossible to know for sure the exact effect these farmers had, but their activities profoundly altered the ecosystem. It is likely that they would have been attracted to the more open woodlands for grazing their animals, accelerating the cycle of overgrazing and deforestation. treesforlife.org.uk no need to have dozers :O)