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Twilight, Forks, and the Quileute – cultural identity theft?

By Amy Freitag, on February 9th, 2010

Forks, the home of Twilight, welcomes youA visit to my old stomping grounds of Forks, WA this past summer made me realize how much things had changed since I lived in the area. It wasn’t an abundance of second homes and big box stores one might expect to come over time to a coastal community. One thing had changed and Forks will never be the same: Twilight.

Intricately linked to life in Forks, now and before, are the Quileute people, who live in the nearby town of LaPush where the Ho River meets the Pacific Ocean. Across from their square kilometer reservation is one of the most scenic views Olympic National Park has to offer.

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February 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: cultural anthropology, geography, Social Science | 59 comments - (Comments are closed)