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Monday, September 15, 2003

"They were the part of America that most of America didn't want to talk about, or knew absolutely nothing about -- Indian reservations. They were simply remote country. Isolated lands nobody wanted, much less ever visited. But oh, brother, where have thou been? The times they are a-changin'.

Reservations are becoming some of the hottest tourist attractions in the United States, and Native people are inviting visitors to their homelands like never before. And it's not only those folks here in the States, but foreign tourists who are seeking a taste of American culture that has nothing to do with baseball, hot dogs, apple pie or Chevrolets.

Today, Indian tribes have built plush resorts and offer first-rate, one-stop destination-travel packages that are the equal of any vacation experience in the country. But these are often no more than Hiltons, Hyatts and Holiday Inns with feathers sticking out of their respective leather headbands. If you want the real deal, an authentic experience with Native Americans, you will have to make your way off the beaten trail."

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Harlan McKosato: A Visit to Indian Country Means More Than Golf Courses and Starched Sheets (The Santa Fe New Mexican 9/14)

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