PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Crazy Horse Was Chief of the Lakota, a Warrior and a Holy Man VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell the story of a Native American,

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: A New World Clash of Cultures This is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story of a clash of cultures and beliefs. We look at the

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The Yakut are an ancient people, thought to have migrated north to Yukutia around 700 years ago. And while most have become urbanized, 400,000 still live as traditional nomadic herders. The herdsmen must get the animals to new grazing before the snow

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 20 December 2007 Ethnic and regional affiliations have long been central to Kenya's politics. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, general elections on December 27 are not expected to be different, with Kenyans voting in larg

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - September 13, 2002: Native American Pow Wow in Washington / A Question About Colonel Sanders / Music of Lionel Hampton HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC — VOA’s radio magazine in

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we take you to one of the most popular and beautiful places in the United States. It is the Grand Canyon in the southwestern state of Arizo

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THIS IS AMERICA - Some American Indian Tribes Recording Faster Growth Than Rest of US FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we lear

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US Tribes Struggle With Growing Enrollment The U.S. government recognizes 566 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and bands within its borders. In some respects, they're nations within a nation. Native American tribes can make their own laws on

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By Deborah Block The Tohono O'odham, Arizona 16 November 2009 Native Americans in the United States have been weaving baskets for centuries. Archeologists have discovered baskets that are thousands of years old. They were used to hold food and other

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Voice 1 Hello. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Mike Procter. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live Voice 1 The girl looked lovely

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A Chinese fantasy adventure movie starring Darren Wang, Crystal Zhang and Sheng Guansen as the three main protagonists, is hitting theaters today (Friday). 'Legend of the Naga Pearls' also stars veteran actor Simon Yam, who plays their arch nemesis.

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Midnight tonight is the deadline for all Treaty of Waitangi claims. Last year, there were 97 claims but more than 1,000 claims are likely by midnight tonight. This is the last time that anyone can make an historic claim although it will take many yea

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Ndebele Artist Popularizes Traditional Technique 恩德贝勒艺术家推广传统技术 JOHANNESBURG Esther Mahlangu is almost 80 but she's still going strong. For decades, she has practiced the traditional art of her tribe, the Ndebele, located in

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By Naomi Schwarz Dogon Country 04 January 2007 In this arid area near the eastern edge of Mali near the Burkina Faso border, the indigenous Dogon people struggle to maintain their culture and traditional ways of life since the end of the colonial er

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Muhammads clan, like Arabs all across the Arabian Peninsula, would share the stories that had been told and retold for generations. Pre-Islamic-Arabian civilization was largely an oral culture, and with tremendous respect for and admiration for peopl

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By Carolyn Turner Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 In Washington, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art recently exhibited art of the nomadic Tuareg peoples of West Africa. VOA's Carolyn Turner has more.

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By Paige Kollock New York 17 September 2009 Salva Dut Thirty-four-year-old Salva Dut lives in New York. He was one of Sudan's Lost Boys - one of the many thousands of children orphaned during the country's 20 year civil war. For more than a decade,

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Last week we learned a little about Germany. Today, we will learn about a country that is close by, Italy. You probably know already that this country of sixty million people has been a major(our) influence on Western civilization. So, what is Italy

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Guides No Longer Permitted on Native Area in Grand Canyon Visitors to a Native American reservations famous waterfalls deep in the Grand Canyon will now have to visit without professional guides. 游客现在必须在没有专业导游的前提下参观

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