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November 6, 2009 8:47 AM

A Life Among the Shamans: Wade Davis

Posted By Ford Cochran - BlogWild Editor

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awarded National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis its top honor, the Gold Medal, at its 80th anniversary dinner in Ottawa last night. The anthropologist, ethnobotanist, writer, photographer, and lecturer is an eloquent and passionate voice for the world’s indigenous peoples and cultures. He has been described as the "real-life Indiana Jones."

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