The analytic process begins with th

The analytic process begins with the recognition that images and stories of nature and society are always multiple and refl ective of broader cultural preoccupations . We will see, for instance, that the Lost Tribe story is often less about indigenous peoples than it is about the losses that a contemporary civilization sees itself as suffering. The very term “tribe” (as opposed to, say, “native group” or “indigenous community”) conjures up a kind of close-knit intimacy hard to fi nd in a globalizing world