European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Science amp the world Page 18 indians dig up artefacts traditions from their past in Cherokee n.c., chief thundercloud strides from his Teepee War Bonnet fluttering in the Breeze around his tanned and deeply lined face. He reaches Down and hoists a pigtailed 7-year-old tourist onto his knee. She squeaks with laughter As her Mother snaps their picture. The fact that indians in North Carolina never wore War bonnets or lived in teepees does not seem to bother most of cherokees 8 million annual tourists. A a it a what i Call the free Enterprise system a laughs Ken Blankenship director of the Cherokee museum a Short drive but a cultural millennium away from chief thundercloud a stand in an Indian theme shopping mall. A a it a a Way to make a  with its collection of ancient Indian artefacts displayed alongside traditional crafts made by contemporary residents of the 57,000-acre Cherokee reservation the Cherokee museum is a More authentic expression of what Many experts see As a revival of popular fascination with american Indian culture. A i see an increase of interest All Over the world a Blankenship says a we had More visitors from Germany and England this year than Ever before. There a a lot of interest from Japan  much of the interest in Indian traditions in recent years has been coming from indians them selves who Are rediscovering their cultural roots. Experts say that interest especially among tribes East of the Mississippi has been growing steadily for at least two decades. It has received More Public attention recently in part because of some Well publicized attempts by indians to recover artefacts and physical remains of ancestors that they say were stolen from them in the past and wound up in museums. Now Indian scholars and tribal leaders Are participating in smithsonian institution plans for a new National museum of the american Indian. At an estimated construction Cost of $100 million the museum would occupy a prominent site alongside other smithsonian buildings on the mall Between the Washington Monument and the . Capitol. A the Western tribes never had a big period of rediscovery since their culture was never completely stamped out a says Rose Robinson of the National Congress of american indians in Washington. A but the Eastern groups lost a great Deal of their own traditions. That a Why you see some Western Indian styles and forms of religion being picked up in the East in recent  Robinson a hopi says Many Indian groups lost their cultural bearings through years of urbanization and assimilation in Anglo european ways. Fifteen Miles South of Washington a new generation of Piscataway indians is breathing life into customs that the current chief Billy Tayrac says nearly died out. A my dad chief Turkey Tayrac kept All the customs and traditions for years a says Tayrac. A everything we had was basically Down to one Man. He passed it All along to us before he  the celebrations include an annual feast of the dead at a sacred burial ground located on . Parkland near Accokeek my other Trade National geographic Bead work and plaits adorn the hair of an Indian woman in new Mexico. Tons include a Spring Awakening of Mother Earth a fall Green com festival and a midwinter festival in january. A quite a few indians from other tribes and other parts of the country All the Way from Canada have come to these events a says Tayrac. A they Are people who have been assimilated into american culture and they Are looking for their customs and  National geographic at a glance size 167,924 Square mile larger than Californi Ait population 17,610,000 1989 estimate it main languages  it overview Iraq has three main geological regions Plains along the Tigris and euphrates Rivers mountains in the Northeast and deserts in the \ West. The written history of the area goes  to about 3500 b.c., but the country in its current Borders came into being after world War i when s. In v it was established As a i monarchy under British mandate. In 1958, the monarchy was overthrown by army officers who declared. The new government a Republic the Economy depends chiefly on agricultural products and Oil its a fact ancient greeks called this area Mesopotamia it meaning Between the Rivers f because of the influence of the Tigris and euphrates. Its widely accepted that the world s fim civilisation started Here a a what does it Meau when there is a ring around the Moon a. A a brain or Snow is coming soon a said Lee Grenci a meteorologist at Pennsylvania state University University Park a. The rhyme is an accurate piece of folklore he said because High Clouds typically Streak out ahead of a fall or Winter storm. This veil of Wispy Cirrus Clouds about 20,000 feet up is mostly ice crystals that act like tiny prisms in the sky he said. They refract or Bend the Light coming from the Moon or Suri forming a Halo. New York times do you actually run a fever with Hay fever a / \ i in general no according to or Amy Lichtenfeld a new York allergist. When a person encounters a substance that he or she is allergic to Mast cells release a substance called histamine she said and pure histamine wont cause fever. Some people with allergies might develop obstruction of sinus passages and a subsequent sinus infection with fever. Some people May also mistake a rhinovirus infection a common viral cause of the common cold for Hay fever. In general doctors Are Able to distinguish Between sinus infections viral rhinitis and Hay fever Lichtenfeld said. Or. Michael Kaliner who is head of allergic diseases at the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases in Bethesda md., said that historically Hay fever has never been associated with fever Only with Hay. It was first described in 1872 As a autumnal Catarrh a the nasal symptoms believed to be associated with the Hay Harvest he said. Its connection with pollen counts of various kinds was discovered just a year later. To plus sunday november 25,1990