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Article: Custom-designed tepees honor native culture, satisfy childhood yearnings.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2002
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Byline: Kim Boatman
Behind Jesse Salcedo's gracious Woodside, Calif., home, yards away from the sort of pool one dreams of on a summer afternoon, stands an incongruous sight. A large white tepee points grandly skyward, the aroma of burning sage in the air.
Down from the house a bit, in a corner of this lovely acre-plus lot, Jesse Garcia, a friend who does some work for Salcedo, rhythmically strips the bark from sweet-smelling, straight-as-an-arrow young Douglas firs. The stacks of slender limbs are destined for tepees, as well.
After three decades as a general contractor, Salcedo likes to say with a laugh, he's still in the shelter business. ...