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    "title": "A Curious Finding from National Park Service Anthropology",
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    "abstract": "<p>This article presents a cultural anthropological observation from fieldwork conducted in 1979–1980 at Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, focusing on the commercial fishing practices on Rainy and Namakan Lakes along the U.S.–Canada border. A notable difference emerged: American fishermen universally used a safety device—a stern-mounted bar designed to prevent gill net entanglement—while Canadian fishermen, despite using similar boats and maintaining close cross-border ties, did not. The author explores this divergence as potentially symbolic, reflecting cultural identity and resistance to adopting innovations perceived as American. This case illustrates how practical customs may also serve as expressions of social or national identity, raising questions for further ethnographic inquiry into the cultural meanings embedded in technology adoption.</p>",
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            "first_name": "Lawrence",
            "middle_name": "F.",
            "last_name": "Van Horn",
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    "date_published": "1983-04-01T18:00:00Z",
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