Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Daily News: Odd News - Native American tribe plans to dub 'Star Wars' in Navajo

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 06:18 PM PDT

Native American tribe plans to dub 'Star Wars' in Navajo 
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 06:18 PM PDT
A man dressed as Star Wars character Darth Vader poses for photographers at the Powerhouse Museum in SydneyBy David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional language. Fluent Navajo speakers have been invited for a casting call in Window Rock in northern Arizona on Friday and Saturday to dub the roles of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and others, tribal officials said. ...
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Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: study 
Wednesday, May 01, 2013 04:03 PM PDT
Several sharp cuts to the bottom of a mandible excavated at the Jamestown Rediscovery Project are pictured in this December 2012 handout photo provided by the Smithsonian InstituteBy Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Settlers at Virginia's Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609, dismembering and consuming a 14-year-old English girl, the U.S. Smithsonian Institution reported on Wednesday. This is the first direct evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown, the oldest permanent English colony in the Americas, according to the Washington-based museum and research complex. ...
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