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Subject: NASA &the Indian

>When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, they did some astronaut
>>training on a Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. One day, a Navajo
elder
>>and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old
man,
>>who spoke only Navajo, asked a question which his son translated. "What
are
>>these guys in the big suits doing?" A member of the crew said they were
>>practicing for their trip to the Moon. The old man got all excited and
>>asked
>>if he could send a message to the Moon with the astronauts.
>>
>>Recognizing a promotional opportunity for the spin-doctors, the NASA
folks
>>found a tape recorder. After the old man recorded his message, they asked
>>the
>>son to translate it. He refused. So the NASA reps brought the tape to the
>>reservation where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed but refused
to
>>translate the Elder's message to the Moon. Finally, the NASA crew called
in
>>an official government translator. He reported that the Moon message
said:
>>"Watch out for these assholes, they have come to steal your land."