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Rex Burns — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:52:42 GMT

Hi, Maria Ines--

Given your interest in the Indigenous people of Argentina, you have the opportunity to write about them. I don't know how much can be restored to them--too much has been taken, and too many changes (technological, political, geographical, social) have occurred to get back to the way things were. But maybe a brighter future can be outlined.

Please stay in touch--

--Rex

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MariaInesBotta1 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:36:04 GMT

Hi Rex,

I think the same could be said of Argentinian native or indigenous peoples. Going through marginality - being left in what concerns laws, their rights in the land and a bilingual intercultural education - constantly postponing their inner efforts to be acknowledged as civilians. Their claims have long been overlooked by the existing governments. These days we are under a different light. A lot has started being done to re - establish their rights that could embrace diversities and restore what was taken from them.

It´s good to hear from you, too.
María Inés

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Rex Burns — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:09:32 GMT

Hi, Linda--

Very, very sorry not to have replied earlier. You didn't miss any "events," as I didn't have any. Perhaps this year, which I hope will be a very good one for you.

I've made one Resolution: check my emails and learn how to blog.

--Rex

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Rex Burns — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:51:28 GMT

Hi, Maria Ines--

And Happy (and festive) New Year to you--
You've put your finger on one of the underlying purposes of the story, which was to bring the reader's attention to the Aboriginal culture which has enabled them to live in a very challenging landscape for over 40,000 years before western culture invaded their country. To have managed to survive for that length of time and to have created a complex vision of the spiritual past that still gives meaning to the present is a human achievement of the highest order. One of the elements of Constable Smith's character is his fragmented understanding of this knowledge and a sense that something that should have been his has been taken from him.

Perhaps the same could be said of South American indigenous societies?

Good to hear from you,
Rex

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MariaInesBotta1 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:22:48 GMT

Hi Rex,

First of all and hoping you remained sober to welcome the 2012 and not just like I did - indulging in a few drinks myself - that brought about a confused state of mind - wish you the very best for this year!

Going over Homestead some hours ago, dating from the November 2007 AHMM issue, I´ve come across the apparent disruption between two worlds - seeming to be so much opposed to each other - underlying the idea of the uncivilized struggling for some sort of achievement or a bit of a "better" civilization and the interdepedence among every social being - no matter which world they belong to - shows us this constant moving further process that can be clearly seen in both characters: L.C.L. Smith and Hunter.The White law and the Aboriginal´s splitting them up and re -uniting them into this movement that pushes both of them a bit forward and differencies appear to become of a lesser importance at the end. Hunter homestead and the barn. And that space in between that can be walked through by them both where there´s no such an appearance of a disruption. And it´s right there where the process takes place and they can move a little on.

Best wishes.
María Inés

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MariaInesBotta1 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:40:03 GMT

Hi Rex!

It´s such a pleasure to hear from you and learn about the activities you´ve just been involved with. And this one - seems to be an exciting one. I´m always glad to know these events are carried out somewhere - in particular this one in San Francisco. I guess one is left with that overwhelming feeling that brings about great satisfaction after sharing both discussion and questions.
And I wish - one day - might be - I´d have a chance to share and share alike the good experience. Or - might be - as well - one day - you could come over to the South - and let us grab you and your knowledge so firmly so that you´d be obliged for a compulsory stay among us - at least - for an entire week.

Best wishes.
María Inés

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MariaInesBotta1 — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:08:30 GMT

Hi Rex,

Dwelling on your cute comment, it springs into my mind that if we - humans - create the non-human and because of being the unique creator, we´re supposed to be superior to anything that refers us to the world of our inventions. But why do we - humans - happen to fall so often and are so deeply imprisoned by our own recurring passions,coming across with the same old tribal issues that make us entities so dependable on our own creations to grasp - as if it were our last attempt - at least the tiniest bit of it to be safe.

María Inés

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Rex Burns — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:35:34 GMT

Hi, Maria Ines--

Sorry to hear about the problems with the internet and the monopoloists who take advantage of the public to feed their greed. It's a familiar story in US history, as well, and there are still those who would like to take the US back to those days.

Perhaps you can write some tales based on an Argentinian situation??

--Rex

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Rex Burns — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:59:46 GMT

Hi, Maria Ines--

You're right: human nature has developed far more slowly than human invention--a scary thought.

--Rex

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MariaInesBotta1 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:49:39 GMT

Hi Rex,

Thinking over about these short stories that take place in a far-off setting, unfamiliar to nearly most of us, you - once again - bring the point to us depicting in a brilliant way the devastating metaphor of the 21st century in the Occident. Despite man has achieved modernity there seems to be no solution for the recurring tribal issues.

All best,
María Inés