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Pointe-au-Chien Indians, Reeling from the Oil Spill, Watch as Their Land Washes Away

by Barry Yeoman on February 11, 2011

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The 700-member Pointe-au-Chien indian tribe south of Houma, Louisiana was one of the first communities to take a direct hit from the BP oil spill. For them, the disaster is ongoing—and part of a larger threat to their ancestral home.

Produced by Barry Yeoman and Richard Ziglar for KRVS, Lafayette, Louisiana, and the Louisiana Public Broadcasting “GulfWatch” series.
Narrated by Richard Ziglar.
Photo by Donald and Theresa Dardar by Barry Yeoman.

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