Life Magazine, July 2, 1971 - American Indians

Neat full page color Volkswagen ad with old couple at ancient log cabin - "It was the only thing to do after the mule died", a 2Neat customer identifies the couple as Hensley (not Hinsley as printed in the ad) of Dora, Missouri, and notes that they lived in that cabin at the time the photo was taken. Wonderful portraits of Native Americans, photos by Joseph K. Dixon in 1908-1913. Full page color Party Tyme cocktail mixes with color cartoon art by Mort Drucker. Quite a number of letters to the editors pertaining to Olga Scarpetta and adoption (LIFE June 11, 1971). Major international assault on Everest defeated, photos include Sherpas, Norman Dyhrenfurth, Dougal Haston, Yvette Vaucher, Pierre Mazeaud, Harse Bahuguna, others mentioned in article, Khumbu icefall, they were apparently attempting the Southwest face. Dan Ellsberg, the man at the center of the controversy over the top-secret Pentagon papers on US involvement in Vietnam. Golfer Lee Trevino. A Life Special - Our Indian Heritage, The Sacred Places, The Custer Myth, Indian Art, A Vision Beyond Time and Place by Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist N. Scott Momaday. Included in the Indian Heritage section is Crazy Horse, Crow Reservation near Hardin, Montana, Longhorn Saloon with sign "No Indians allowed" near Pine Ridge Reservation. A bulldozed peace sign in Vietnam.