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White World Overwhelms Papago Village
Ethnologist Dr. Bernard Fontana warns that white influence erodes Papago prestige driving alcohol abuse and deaths. He cites 1955 and 1971 72 suicide and alcohol linked deaths, uneven copper payments, and outside pressures undermining tribal leadership and cohesion. The piece notes a UT Austin program studying the environment and leadership.
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