Costa Rican Tribe's Traditional Medicines Get A Modern Media Makeover (NPR 1/25)
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NPR: Website explores Costa Rican tribe's culture and history
Posted: Friday, January 25, 2013
"When the Terraba tribe in Costa Rica rallied to oppose a hydroelectric dam they feared would destroy their land and their centuries-old culture, the indigenous community took a modern approach.
They linked up with journalism students at Elon University in North Carolina, who built a website describing the tribe's way of life, including how it makes use of medicinal plants.
The 750-person tribe relies on an array of grasses, shrubs and seeds to treat everything from sunburns and colds to leukemia and prostate cancer."
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Costa Rican Tribe's Traditional Medicines Get A Modern Media Makeover (NPR 1/25)
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