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Published May 18, 2010, 12:00 AM

Indians on the bayou


In this May 10, 2010, photo, Ranzel Billiot, left, and Emary, his cousin, both members of the Pointe-Au-Chien Native American tribe, stand on a dock near a hurricane-damaged shrimp processing building in Point Aux Chenes, La. Local American Indian fishermen are concerned about the possibility of a growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico entering local bayous and man-made canals dug by the oil industry and threatening their way of life. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Read the article: Spill reinforces oil bad will for bayou American Indians