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BBC: Tsunami "folklore" saved islanders

by lorenz on Jan 20, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Asia, ecology nature, Tsunami Dec 2004, Andaman & Nicobar societies

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Traditional knowledge handed down from generation to generation helped to save ancient tribes on India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands from the worst of the tsunami, anthropologists say. Samir Acharya, convenor of the Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology (Sane), said the aboriginals have a collective memory of earthquakes and tsunamis so they knew to move to higher ground. >> continue

SEE ALSO:
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