good afternoon good afternoon it’s a pleasure to be here I’m dr. Robin Renee
pleasure to be here I’m dr. Robin Renee
pleasure to be here I’m dr. Robin Renee Sanders and I’m currently the CEO of
Sanders and I’m currently the CEO of
Sanders and I’m currently the CEO of feeds which is an advocacy initiative
feeds which is an advocacy initiative
feeds which is an advocacy initiative looking at global issues around the
looking at global issues around the
looking at global issues around the world particularly development issues
world particularly development issues
world particularly development issues and advocating for them and one of the
and advocating for them and one of the
and advocating for them and one of the things that I did as a diplomat US
things that I did as a diplomat US
things that I did as a diplomat US diplomat for 20 years so I tend to focus
diplomat for 20 years so I tend to focus
diplomat for 20 years so I tend to focus on political and economic issues which
on political and economic issues which
on political and economic issues which was part of my job but what I realized
was part of my job but what I realized
was part of my job but what I realized and want to share with you today was
and want to share with you today was
and want to share with you today was that I wasn’t paying as much attention
that I wasn’t paying as much attention
that I wasn’t paying as much attention as I should have been to cultural
as I should have been to cultural
as I should have been to cultural practices the rituals the songs what
practices the rituals the songs what
practices the rituals the songs what they meant and what I want to share with
they meant and what I want to share with
they meant and what I want to share with you today is that we have this challenge
you today is that we have this challenge
you today is that we have this challenge in our global community there’s about
in our global community there’s about
in our global community there’s about 6,000 plus 6,000 plus languages words
6,000 plus 6,000 plus languages words
6,000 plus 6,000 plus languages words associated with cultural practices and
associated with cultural practices and
associated with cultural practices and the artistic motifs and patterns
the artistic motifs and patterns
the artistic motifs and patterns themselves that are endangered today
themselves that are endangered today
themselves that are endangered today think about that number 6,000 I know
think about that number 6,000 I know
think about that number 6,000 I know that when I say the word extinction many
that when I say the word extinction many
that when I say the word extinction many of you might have the same emotive
of you might have the same emotive
of you might have the same emotive reaction to the word extinction that I
reaction to the word extinction that I
reaction to the word extinction that I do you know that civilizations are
do you know that civilizations are
do you know that civilizations are bygone there are lots of civilizations
bygone there are lots of civilizations
bygone there are lots of civilizations that we’ve either seen or read about
that we’ve either seen or read about
that we’ve either seen or read about that no longer exist today
that no longer exist today
that no longer exist today and the message and the takeaway today
and the message and the takeaway today
and the message and the takeaway today is we had that same challenge with
is we had that same challenge with
is we had that same challenge with endangered cultural practices and their
endangered cultural practices and their
endangered cultural practices and their artistic motifs and the languages and
artistic motifs and the languages and
artistic motifs and the languages and the songs that go along with them and
the songs that go along with them and
the songs that go along with them and when you think about that if I were to
when you think about that if I were to
when you think about that if I were to tell you that in December 2016
tell you that in December 2016
tell you that in December 2016 the mighty giraffe that I had an
the mighty giraffe that I had an
the mighty giraffe that I had an opportunity to see in Kenya in southern
opportunity to see in Kenya in southern
opportunity to see in Kenya in southern Africa was put on the endangered species
Africa was put on the endangered species
Africa was put on the endangered species list but we don’t have a same kind of
list but we don’t have a same kind of
list but we don’t have a same kind of list globally for endangered practices
list globally for endangered practices
list globally for endangered practices their songs their rituals and even the
their songs their rituals and even the
their songs their rituals and even the words associated with them so what
words associated with them so what
words associated with them so what happens when these things disappear it
happens when these things disappear it
happens when these things disappear it means that they are gone forever that we
means that they are gone forever that we
means that they are gone forever that we lose something as human common
lose something as human common
lose something as human common and as a global community what I learned
and as a global community what I learned
and as a global community what I learned when I was doing my research on this at
when I was doing my research on this at
when I was doing my research on this at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh
Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh
Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh was it there there’s this transcendental
was it there there’s this transcendental
was it there there’s this transcendental moment that takes place
moment that takes place
moment that takes place nobody says let’s not teach this anymore
nobody says let’s not teach this anymore
nobody says let’s not teach this anymore nobody says these words are not useful
nobody says these words are not useful
nobody says these words are not useful to our community anymore it just sort of
to our community anymore it just sort of
to our community anymore it just sort of happens and that period of time is
happens and that period of time is
happens and that period of time is called moribund and i know that we all
called moribund and i know that we all
called moribund and i know that we all know what the word moribund means but in
know what the word moribund means but in
know what the word moribund means but in this particular case for cultural
this particular case for cultural
this particular case for cultural practices and their artistic motifs the
practices and their artistic motifs the
practices and their artistic motifs the word moribund means it’s no longer being
word moribund means it’s no longer being
word moribund means it’s no longer being taught to the next generation so
taught to the next generation so
taught to the next generation so whatever that vanguard generation is
whatever that vanguard generation is
whatever that vanguard generation is rather they’re in their 50s their 60s or
rather they’re in their 50s their 60s or
rather they’re in their 50s their 60s or 70s or even in their 80s the practice
70s or even in their 80s the practice
70s or even in their 80s the practice the words the rituals and the songs are
the words the rituals and the songs are
the words the rituals and the songs are no longer being taught to that next
no longer being taught to that next
no longer being taught to that next generation which means that when that
generation which means that when that
generation which means that when that vanguard generation moves on to walk
vanguard generation moves on to walk
vanguard generation moves on to walk with the ancestors those words those
with the ancestors those words those
with the ancestors those words those rituals those artistic cultural
rituals those artistic cultural
rituals those artistic cultural practices disappear so the example that
practices disappear so the example that
practices disappear so the example that i want to talk to you about in depth my
i want to talk to you about in depth my
i want to talk to you about in depth my own personal experience with it it’s
own personal experience with it it’s
own personal experience with it it’s called uh lee and it was traditionally
called uh lee and it was traditionally
called uh lee and it was traditionally done by the e bowl of southeastern
done by the e bowl of southeastern
done by the e bowl of southeastern Nigeria what was traditionally their
Nigeria what was traditionally their
Nigeria what was traditionally their home land area but in general worldwide
home land area but in general worldwide
home land area but in general worldwide you have really two types of communities
you have really two types of communities
you have really two types of communities that tend to be in this situation you
that tend to be in this situation you
that tend to be in this situation you have hunter and gathering communities
have hunter and gathering communities
have hunter and gathering communities yes they are a few of them still left in
yes they are a few of them still left in
yes they are a few of them still left in the world
the world
the world I’ve had the honor and I considered an
I’ve had the honor and I considered an
I’ve had the honor and I considered an honor to have been in pygmy villages in
honor to have been in pygmy villages in
honor to have been in pygmy villages in central Africa and the Republic of Congo
central Africa and the Republic of Congo
central Africa and the Republic of Congo and Bushmen communities in the Kalahari
and Bushmen communities in the Kalahari
and Bushmen communities in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa but we also
Desert in southern Africa but we also
Desert in southern Africa but we also have them here in the United States
have them here in the United States
have them here in the United States particularly Native Alaskan communities
particularly Native Alaskan communities
particularly Native Alaskan communities like the in you Pat in North Alaska in
like the in you Pat in North Alaska in
like the in you Pat in North Alaska in the borrow area and then you of course
the borrow area and then you of course
the borrow area and then you of course have them in the Amazon and you have
have them in the Amazon and you have
have them in the Amazon and you have them in Southeast Asia and places like
them in Southeast Asia and places like
them in Southeast Asia and places like Australia as well the only example I’m
Australia as well the only example I’m
Australia as well the only example I’m going to highlight
going to highlight
going to highlight today and you see some of the wonderful
today and you see some of the wonderful
today and you see some of the wonderful creative and artistic motifs that are
creative and artistic motifs that are
creative and artistic motifs that are part of this ritual I think is a good
part of this ritual I think is a good
part of this ritual I think is a good example because it has a number of
example because it has a number of
example because it has a number of elements when you think of cultural
elements when you think of cultural
elements when you think of cultural practices and patterns it includes a lot
practices and patterns it includes a lot
practices and patterns it includes a lot of things the rituals the songs the
of things the rituals the songs the
of things the rituals the songs the dance and the words and Olli has all of
dance and the words and Olli has all of
dance and the words and Olli has all of those things you will meet some of the
those things you will meet some of the
those things you will meet some of the women that I had the honor to hear their
women that I had the honor to hear their
women that I had the honor to hear their life stories about early with I called
life stories about early with I called
life stories about early with I called them legends because they were in a
them legends because they were in a
them legends because they were in a situation where they were trying to
situation where they were trying to
situation where they were trying to protect something extremely important to
protect something extremely important to
protect something extremely important to them that they had learned from their
them that they had learned from their
them that they had learned from their mothers and their grandmothers wooly is
mothers and their grandmothers wooly is
mothers and their grandmothers wooly is a matriarchal practice it is done on the
a matriarchal practice it is done on the
a matriarchal practice it is done on the body it is done on the walls of deity
body it is done on the walls of deity
body it is done on the walls of deity shrines and for me it was a very emotive
shrines and for me it was a very emotive
shrines and for me it was a very emotive experience to hear these women talk
experience to hear these women talk
experience to hear these women talk about how something very important to
about how something very important to
about how something very important to them was being lost and so I called them
them was being lost and so I called them
them was being lost and so I called them legends because they were fighting this
legends because they were fighting this
legends because they were fighting this taboo not only a modernization
taboo not only a modernization
taboo not only a modernization encroaching on their environmental
encroaching on their environmental
encroaching on their environmental habitat because they had spiritual
habitat because they had spiritual
habitat because they had spiritual connections to animals in flora and
connections to animals in flora and
connections to animals in flora and fauna and reputa and reptiles but they
fauna and reputa and reptiles but they
fauna and reputa and reptiles but they also had a to deities things that they
also had a to deities things that they
also had a to deities things that they worshiped that were part of their
worshiped that were part of their
worshiped that were part of their spiritual awakening so these were the
spiritual awakening so these were the
spiritual awakening so these were the challenges they faced and I consider
challenges they faced and I consider
challenges they faced and I consider them legends because they were trying
them legends because they were trying
them legends because they were trying their very best to hold on to something
their very best to hold on to something
their very best to hold on to something that was historically important to them
that was historically important to them
that was historically important to them so when I talk to you about early today
so when I talk to you about early today
so when I talk to you about early today it is several things
it is several things
it is several things it is the overall cultural practice of
it is the overall cultural practice of
it is the overall cultural practice of course it is the plant the plant itself
course it is the plant the plant itself
course it is the plant the plant itself is called early from which the ink is
is called early from which the ink is
is called early from which the ink is made from which the motifs then are made
made from which the motifs then are made
made from which the motifs then are made that are then celebrated in the rituals
that are then celebrated in the rituals
that are then celebrated in the rituals and the song and the dance and these are
and the song and the dance and these are
and the song and the dance and these are the things that are disappearing in that
the things that are disappearing in that
the things that are disappearing in that 6000 plus number that I shared with you
6000 plus number that I shared with you
6000 plus number that I shared with you in the beginning so listen to levy
in the beginning so listen to levy
in the beginning so listen to levy Madame levy is in her late 80s she’s
Madame levy is in her late 80s she’s
Madame levy is in her late 80s she’s telling me there about her mother and
telling me there about her mother and
telling me there about her mother and her grandmother
her grandmother
her grandmother the communal activities I was accepted
the communal activities I was accepted
the communal activities I was accepted into the village and that’s something
into the village and that’s something
into the village and that’s something that was really an honor for me to be
that was really an honor for me to be
that was really an honor for me to be accepted into the village you see Madame
accepted into the village you see Madame
accepted into the village you see Madame Martina been practicing you hear the
Martina been practicing you hear the
Martina been practicing you hear the wonderful celebratory music and dancing
wonderful celebratory music and dancing
wonderful celebratory music and dancing that is the start of the activity I
that is the start of the activity I
that is the start of the activity I wanted to feel with the motifs and the
wanted to feel with the motifs and the
wanted to feel with the motifs and the ink felt like on my hand and Madame levy
ink felt like on my hand and Madame levy
ink felt like on my hand and Madame levy is they’re putting the motif on my hand
is they’re putting the motif on my hand
is they’re putting the motif on my hand and then of course at the end there is
and then of course at the end there is
and then of course at the end there is the celebration the dance for an
the celebration the dance for an
the celebration the dance for an activity that is considered a
activity that is considered a
activity that is considered a celebratory activity Huli is never done
celebratory activity Huli is never done
celebratory activity Huli is never done for sad occasions it’s always done for
for sad occasions it’s always done for
for sad occasions it’s always done for joyous occasions like the planting
joyous occasions like the planting
joyous occasions like the planting season like the harvest season like the
season like the harvest season like the
season like the harvest season like the beginning of the new year in the ebo
beginning of the new year in the ebo
beginning of the new year in the ebo traditional calendar there are only
traditional calendar there are only
traditional calendar there are only seven months in a new year and for
seven months in a new year and for
seven months in a new year and for naming ceremonies for a new child born
naming ceremonies for a new child born
naming ceremonies for a new child born into the village so I had an opportunity
into the village so I had an opportunity
into the village so I had an opportunity to go to four villages and meet the
to go to four villages and meet the
to go to four villages and meet the women that I call legends
women that I call legends
women that I call legends you’ve already met Madame Levy and
you’ve already met Madame Levy and
you’ve already met Madame Levy and you’ll meet the others as well getting
you’ll meet the others as well getting
you’ll meet the others as well getting to the villages very difficult
to the villages very difficult
to the villages very difficult environment very difficult to get there
environment very difficult to get there
environment very difficult to get there very difficult environments that these
very difficult environments that these
very difficult environments that these women live in on a daily basis in the
women live in on a daily basis in the
women live in on a daily basis in the first village the motifs were about
first village the motifs were about
first village the motifs were about reptiles they celebrated the reptiles in
reptiles they celebrated the reptiles in
reptiles they celebrated the reptiles in the flora and fauna in their area
the flora and fauna in their area
the flora and fauna in their area because that’s where they believe the
because that’s where they believe the
because that’s where they believe the spirits lived and it was very very
spirits lived and it was very very
spirits lived and it was very very important to them in terms of keeping
important to them in terms of keeping
important to them in terms of keeping these motifs alive remember the songs
these motifs alive remember the songs
these motifs alive remember the songs remember the music remember the history
remember the music remember the history
remember the music remember the history here she’s putting the Kola nut on my
here she’s putting the Kola nut on my
here she’s putting the Kola nut on my hand which is a traditional acceptance
hand which is a traditional acceptance
hand which is a traditional acceptance by an evil village that you are welcomed
by an evil village that you are welcomed
by an evil village that you are welcomed into the village it represents evil
into the village it represents evil
into the village it represents evil unity it represents hospitality and you
unity it represents hospitality and you
unity it represents hospitality and you see her very delicate early motifs and
see her very delicate early motifs and
see her very delicate early motifs and that picture there which I learned how
that picture there which I learned how
that picture there which I learned how to draw I learned how to draw all the
to draw I learned how to draw all the
to draw I learned how to draw all the symbols that you saw today because I
symbols that you saw today because I
symbols that you saw today because I felt that for me to really understand
felt that for me to really understand
felt that for me to really understand not only did I need to feel it I need to
not only did I need to feel it I need to
not only did I need to feel it I need to understand how to to make
understand how to to make
understand how to to make how to draw them and I did that second
how to draw them and I did that second
how to draw them and I did that second village was called Inari and they’re
village was called Inari and they’re
village was called Inari and they’re celebratory motifs were a little bit
celebratory motifs were a little bit
celebratory motifs were a little bit different they were huge they were six
different they were huge they were six
different they were huge they were six feet tall actually and they were around
feet tall actually and they were around
feet tall actually and they were around deity shrines in this particular case
deity shrines in this particular case
deity shrines in this particular case you see the motifs behind me their deity
you see the motifs behind me their deity
you see the motifs behind me their deity was a Python and the Python was to
was a Python and the Python was to
was a Python and the Python was to celebrate the beginning of the new year
celebrate the beginning of the new year
celebrate the beginning of the new year the harvest seizing the planting season
the harvest seizing the planting season
the harvest seizing the planting season all the joyous occasions of a village
all the joyous occasions of a village
all the joyous occasions of a village the last two women you’re going to meet
the last two women you’re going to meet
the last two women you’re going to meet Madame Martina and Madame ISA foe for me
Madame Martina and Madame ISA foe for me
Madame Martina and Madame ISA foe for me they had the most difficult challenge
they had the most difficult challenge
they had the most difficult challenge because in their case they didn’t have
because in their case they didn’t have
because in their case they didn’t have two three four other women with them in
two three four other women with them in
two three four other women with them in the community who was still Pratt who
the community who was still Pratt who
the community who was still Pratt who was still practicing they were by
was still practicing they were by
was still practicing they were by themselves I used to call them the solo
themselves I used to call them the solo
themselves I used to call them the solo courage of Olli in their villages and
courage of Olli in their villages and
courage of Olli in their villages and their facing the taboos that I talked to
their facing the taboos that I talked to
their facing the taboos that I talked to you about that this is a pagan activity
you about that this is a pagan activity
you about that this is a pagan activity so we don’t want to move it forward we
so we don’t want to move it forward we
so we don’t want to move it forward we want don’t want to share that with the
want don’t want to share that with the
want don’t want to share that with the next generation and you see she had very
next generation and you see she had very
next generation and you see she had very delicate very delicate motifs that
delicate very delicate motifs that
delicate very delicate motifs that represented the historical economic
represented the historical economic
represented the historical economic practice of her village which is palm
practice of her village which is palm
practice of her village which is palm wine you see the calabash there it is
wine you see the calabash there it is
wine you see the calabash there it is the dual razors for circumcision during
the dual razors for circumcision during
the dual razors for circumcision during a naming ceremony in a village and the
a naming ceremony in a village and the
a naming ceremony in a village and the last woman that I met and had an
last woman that I met and had an
last woman that I met and had an opportunity to hear her story is Madame
opportunity to hear her story is Madame
opportunity to hear her story is Madame Iza foe and what touched me about Madame
Iza foe and what touched me about Madame
Iza foe and what touched me about Madame Iza foe and also Madame Martina is they
Iza foe and also Madame Martina is they
Iza foe and also Madame Martina is they were facing these taboos by themselves
were facing these taboos by themselves
were facing these taboos by themselves Madame Martina told me the story that
Madame Martina told me the story that
Madame Martina told me the story that her daughter wouldn’t even come near the
her daughter wouldn’t even come near the
her daughter wouldn’t even come near the kitchen would that she was refurbishing
kitchen would that she was refurbishing
kitchen would that she was refurbishing every year with the old motif she was by
every year with the old motif she was by
every year with the old motif she was by herself and I actually had an
herself and I actually had an
herself and I actually had an opportunity to witness that because as
opportunity to witness that because as
opportunity to witness that because as she was telling me this story there were
she was telling me this story there were
she was telling me this story there were two women on their way to to do fishing
two women on their way to to do fishing
two women on their way to to do fishing and when they saw her practicing and
and when they saw her practicing and
and when they saw her practicing and putting Olli on her home they they both
putting Olli on her home they they both
putting Olli on her home they they both stopped in their tracks like they were
stopped in their tracks like they were
stopped in their tracks like they were going to be tainted by this this
going to be tainted by this this
going to be tainted by this this horrible activity
horrible activity
horrible activity and they made this wise why a wide swath
and they made this wise why a wide swath
and they made this wise why a wide swath around her so they wouldn’t be tainted
around her so they wouldn’t be tainted
around her so they wouldn’t be tainted by it Madame Iza foe had the same
by it Madame Iza foe had the same
by it Madame Iza foe had the same challenge being by herself in her
challenge being by herself in her
challenge being by herself in her village in fact her family tore down her
village in fact her family tore down her
village in fact her family tore down her traditional clay home and they put up
traditional clay home and they put up
traditional clay home and they put up the cement structure that you see there
the cement structure that you see there
the cement structure that you see there behind her and they thought if we do
behind her and they thought if we do
behind her and they thought if we do this
this
this she will not practice anymore because
she will not practice anymore because
she will not practice anymore because she can’t put these motifs on a cement
she can’t put these motifs on a cement
she can’t put these motifs on a cement structure and I remember her chuckling
structure and I remember her chuckling
structure and I remember her chuckling to me when she was telling me this story
to me when she was telling me this story
to me when she was telling me this story scene I fooled them all I still was able
scene I fooled them all I still was able
scene I fooled them all I still was able to put early on my home and you see the
to put early on my home and you see the
to put early on my home and you see the signs and symbols there on her home and
signs and symbols there on her home and
signs and symbols there on her home and she asked me to take an official pose an
she asked me to take an official pose an
she asked me to take an official pose an official picture of her which is what’s
official picture of her which is what’s
official picture of her which is what’s there because I want to be remembered
there because I want to be remembered
there because I want to be remembered for this early when I passed on and she
for this early when I passed on and she
for this early when I passed on and she passed on to walk with the ancestors in
passed on to walk with the ancestors in
passed on to walk with the ancestors in 2014 and I sent this picture and that
2014 and I sent this picture and that
2014 and I sent this picture and that quote back to her village so that it
quote back to her village so that it
quote back to her village so that it would appear in her obituary because I
would appear in her obituary because I
would appear in her obituary because I promised her that I would always
promised her that I would always
promised her that I would always advocate for disappearing and endangered
advocate for disappearing and endangered
advocate for disappearing and endangered signs and symbols her patterns look more
signs and symbols her patterns look more
signs and symbols her patterns look more like this like it was a complete textile
like this like it was a complete textile
like this like it was a complete textile and this is made from cassava paste
and this is made from cassava paste
and this is made from cassava paste which is like a yam in the u.s. context
which is like a yam in the u.s. context
which is like a yam in the u.s. context and from the natural plant indigo both
and from the natural plant indigo both
and from the natural plant indigo both things in particular grow in the
things in particular grow in the
things in particular grow in the southeastern part of Nigeria but indigo
southeastern part of Nigeria but indigo
southeastern part of Nigeria but indigo with another endangered plant just like
with another endangered plant just like
with another endangered plant just like Olie isn’t a danger plant so it made me
Olie isn’t a danger plant so it made me
Olie isn’t a danger plant so it made me think how far could I find any reference
think how far could I find any reference
think how far could I find any reference to Ely and I was able to go back to 1745
to Ely and I was able to go back to 1745
to Ely and I was able to go back to 1745 and I found a journal written by as luck
and I found a journal written by as luck
and I found a journal written by as luck would have it a Nigerian who had been
would have it a Nigerian who had been
would have it a Nigerian who had been taken from his village in 1745 he was
taken from his village in 1745 he was
taken from his village in 1745 he was thinks he’s about nine years old at that
thinks he’s about nine years old at that
thinks he’s about nine years old at that time he was taken to the Caribbean in
time he was taken to the Caribbean in
time he was taken to the Caribbean in the slave trade and then on to Britain
the slave trade and then on to Britain
the slave trade and then on to Britain where his master then taught him how to
where his master then taught him how to
where his master then taught him how to read and write so he started writing
read and write so he started writing
read and write so he started writing this journal to try to remember his
this journal to try to remember his
this journal to try to remember his history and in the first chapter he
history and in the first chapter he
history and in the first chapter he references Ely and how important it was
references Ely and how important it was
references Ely and how important it was to his mother to the community to the
to his mother to the community to the
to his mother to the community to the all of that and it was very very
all of that and it was very very
all of that and it was very very important for me to understand that that
important for me to understand that that
important for me to understand that that how deep it was embedded in the
how deep it was embedded in the
how deep it was embedded in the community and some of the research shows
community and some of the research shows
community and some of the research shows that it goes back way into the 1600s and
that it goes back way into the 1600s and
that it goes back way into the 1600s and earlier you know every time in life
earlier you know every time in life
earlier you know every time in life every now and then we have a concentric
every now and then we have a concentric
every now and then we have a concentric circle moment and when I went to the new
circle moment and when I went to the new
circle moment and when I went to the new Smithsonian music Museum of African
Smithsonian music Museum of African
Smithsonian music Museum of African history and art when you go through the
history and art when you go through the
history and art when you go through the first chamber there it’s about the slave
first chamber there it’s about the slave
first chamber there it’s about the slave trade and the first name on the wall was
trade and the first name on the wall was
trade and the first name on the wall was the same young man that I had read the
the same young man that I had read the
the same young man that I had read the Journal of 1745
Journal of 1745
Journal of 1745 hola dao aquino and that was a very
hola dao aquino and that was a very
hola dao aquino and that was a very emotive concentric circle moment for me
emotive concentric circle moment for me
emotive concentric circle moment for me so this goes back to show you just how
so this goes back to show you just how
so this goes back to show you just how important these things are and i think
important these things are and i think
important these things are and i think that you know when you think about all
that you know when you think about all
that you know when you think about all of the cultural practices and patterns
of the cultural practices and patterns
of the cultural practices and patterns that are in jeopardy today that 6,000
that are in jeopardy today that 6,000
that are in jeopardy today that 6,000 number i hope that we as a community
number i hope that we as a community
number i hope that we as a community take that as seriously as we take the
take that as seriously as we take the
take that as seriously as we take the extinction and the endangerment of
extinction and the endangerment of
extinction and the endangerment of animal life and wildlife and i would
animal life and wildlife and i would
animal life and wildlife and i would like to see us do the same kind of thing
like to see us do the same kind of thing
like to see us do the same kind of thing to have an endangered list of languages
to have an endangered list of languages
to have an endangered list of languages practices and their patterns thank you
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