my name is Noah Caillou I’m a filmmaker a martial artist and a world explorer
a martial artist and a world explorer
a martial artist and a world explorer today I’m going to give you a talk about
today I’m going to give you a talk about
today I’m going to give you a talk about self-discovery through travel and
self-discovery through travel and
self-discovery through travel and adventure okay as we all know we live on
adventure okay as we all know we live on
adventure okay as we all know we live on an amazing planet abundant in land and
an amazing planet abundant in land and
an amazing planet abundant in land and water rich and diverse in animals and
water rich and diverse in animals and
water rich and diverse in animals and plants our home is perfect for
plants our home is perfect for
plants our home is perfect for sustaining life today scientists and
sustaining life today scientists and
sustaining life today scientists and anthropologists say that we as a human
anthropologists say that we as a human
anthropologists say that we as a human species are around 200,000 years old and
species are around 200,000 years old and
species are around 200,000 years old and the Africa is the birthplace of humanity
the Africa is the birthplace of humanity
the Africa is the birthplace of humanity but how much of this collective story do
but how much of this collective story do
but how much of this collective story do we know and is it important for us to be
we know and is it important for us to be
we know and is it important for us to be connected to our African roots we have a
connected to our African roots we have a
connected to our African roots we have a supposed belief that we’ve gone from
supposed belief that we’ve gone from
supposed belief that we’ve gone from apes through the evolution to the
apes through the evolution to the
apes through the evolution to the greatness of modern man but actually
greatness of modern man but actually
greatness of modern man but actually when we look back for human history we
when we look back for human history we
when we look back for human history we can see that many great civilizations
can see that many great civilizations
can see that many great civilizations have risen to greatness and fallen many
have risen to greatness and fallen many
have risen to greatness and fallen many times before the advent of our modern
times before the advent of our modern
times before the advent of our modern world we can still also look around the
world we can still also look around the
world we can still also look around the world today and see lots of different
world today and see lots of different
world today and see lots of different cultures that still have different
cultures that still have different
cultures that still have different social structures and we as humans have
social structures and we as humans have
social structures and we as humans have gone from nomads to hunter-gatherers to
gone from nomads to hunter-gatherers to
gone from nomads to hunter-gatherers to farmers to industrial societies to now
farmers to industrial societies to now
farmers to industrial societies to now the social systems that we see today
the social systems that we see today
the social systems that we see today we’ve gone from living in harmony with
we’ve gone from living in harmony with
we’ve gone from living in harmony with nature to asserting our will and
nature to asserting our will and
nature to asserting our will and dominating our ways onto our planet
dominating our ways onto our planet
dominating our ways onto our planet today the world has been organized into
today the world has been organized into
today the world has been organized into 195 countries with the strong exploiting
195 countries with the strong exploiting
195 countries with the strong exploiting and using the resources of the weaker
and using the resources of the weaker
and using the resources of the weaker there’s now nearly eight billion people
there’s now nearly eight billion people
there’s now nearly eight billion people on earth and it’s been recorded there’s
on earth and it’s been recorded there’s
on earth and it’s been recorded there’s around 6,500 languages and through the
around 6,500 languages and through the
around 6,500 languages and through the technology of our modern age the world
technology of our modern age the world
technology of our modern age the world is more connected than ever but what is
is more connected than ever but what is
is more connected than ever but what is our collective story why is it that
our collective story why is it that
our collective story why is it that connects us
connects us
connects us and what have we lost as we’ve gone from
and what have we lost as we’ve gone from
and what have we lost as we’ve gone from small communities to our globalized
small communities to our globalized
small communities to our globalized Nations questions like these have been a
Nations questions like these have been a
Nations questions like these have been a driving force behind many of the
driving force behind many of the
driving force behind many of the adventures I’ve made around the world
adventures I’ve made around the world
adventures I’ve made around the world and in a lot of the films of greed so
and in a lot of the films of greed so
and in a lot of the films of greed so you’re probably asking yourself who is
you’re probably asking yourself who is
you’re probably asking yourself who is this guy and why is he asking that
this guy and why is he asking that
this guy and why is he asking that Sandy’s d questions for my personal
Sandy’s d questions for my personal
Sandy’s d questions for my personal story it began in 1979 I was born to an
story it began in 1979 I was born to an
story it began in 1979 I was born to an English mother and a Jamaican father it
English mother and a Jamaican father it
English mother and a Jamaican father it was still a time in the UK where
was still a time in the UK where
was still a time in the UK where interracial relationships were seen as
interracial relationships were seen as
interracial relationships were seen as taboo and after a period of time and
taboo and after a period of time and
taboo and after a period of time and lack of understanding my parents
lack of understanding my parents
lack of understanding my parents separated when I was about four and my
separated when I was about four and my
separated when I was about four and my mom and me went to live with her parents
mom and me went to live with her parents
mom and me went to live with her parents my grandparents in a small village in
my grandparents in a small village in
my grandparents in a small village in the English countryside growing up I
the English countryside growing up I
the English countryside growing up I lived in mixed Jamaican in English
lived in mixed Jamaican in English
lived in mixed Jamaican in English environments but I also lived in
environments but I also lived in
environments but I also lived in predominately wet environments and as I
predominately wet environments and as I
predominately wet environments and as I got older I lived in more multicultural
got older I lived in more multicultural
got older I lived in more multicultural environments I lived in the city of
environments I lived in the city of
environments I lived in the city of london what I also lived in villages and
london what I also lived in villages and
london what I also lived in villages and towns across the UK one thing that was
towns across the UK one thing that was
towns across the UK one thing that was stable in my childhood was my ability to
stable in my childhood was my ability to
stable in my childhood was my ability to adapt and my love for the natural world
adapt and my love for the natural world
adapt and my love for the natural world by the time I was 18 I’d lived in 19
by the time I was 18 I’d lived in 19
by the time I was 18 I’d lived in 19 different places so to say that my
different places so to say that my
different places so to say that my childhood was unstable a little bit of
childhood was unstable a little bit of
childhood was unstable a little bit of an understatement it was filled with a
an understatement it was filled with a
an understatement it was filled with a lot of love for my family but in the
lot of love for my family but in the
lot of love for my family but in the wider society I experienced a lot of
wider society I experienced a lot of
wider society I experienced a lot of racism injustice a broken education and
racism injustice a broken education and
racism injustice a broken education and a few near-death experiences luckily in
a few near-death experiences luckily in
a few near-death experiences luckily in my teens I got into study in the art
my teens I got into study in the art
my teens I got into study in the art from the martial art of my time and this
from the martial art of my time and this
from the martial art of my time and this really started to strengthen my will
really started to strengthen my will
really started to strengthen my will develop my character it taught me the
develop my character it taught me the
develop my character it taught me the benefits that come from hard training
benefits that come from hard training
benefits that come from hard training and it also gave me the survival skills
and it also gave me the survival skills
and it also gave me the survival skills to know how to evade how to block and
to know how to evade how to block and
to know how to evade how to block and how to counter life’s challenges
how to counter life’s challenges
how to counter life’s challenges unfortunately when I was 18 my dad died
unfortunately when I was 18 my dad died
unfortunately when I was 18 my dad died of cancer he taught me a lot of good
of cancer he taught me a lot of good
of cancer he taught me a lot of good things when I was a child wow how to
things when I was a child wow how to
things when I was a child wow how to ride a bike and how to swim
ride a bike and how to swim
ride a bike and how to swim but in my teens who didn’t really have a
but in my teens who didn’t really have a
but in my teens who didn’t really have a low contact so around this time I was
low contact so around this time I was
low contact so around this time I was really trying to figure out how the hell
really trying to figure out how the hell
really trying to figure out how the hell do you be a man and I was trying to seek
do you be a man and I was trying to seek
do you be a man and I was trying to seek identity in the world around me so in in
identity in the world around me so in in
identity in the world around me so in in wet environments people we saw me as
wet environments people we saw me as
wet environments people we saw me as black or the other in mixed environments
black or the other in mixed environments
black or the other in mixed environments people saw me as mixed or black and in
people saw me as mixed or black and in
people saw me as mixed or black and in black environments people saw me as
black environments people saw me as
black environments people saw me as black sometimes no black ammo so in a
black sometimes no black ammo so in a
black sometimes no black ammo so in a world has been plagued by white
world has been plagued by white
world has been plagued by white supremacy often a lot of the
supremacy often a lot of the
supremacy often a lot of the opportunities that have been accessible
opportunities that have been accessible
opportunities that have been accessible to us and someone who has been
to us and someone who has been
to us and someone who has been classified as black have been limited
classified as black have been limited
classified as black have been limited but the things that have been easily to
but the things that have been easily to
but the things that have been easily to access or a lot of the stereotypes that
access or a lot of the stereotypes that
access or a lot of the stereotypes that can be seen in popular culture a
can be seen in popular culture a
can be seen in popular culture a mainstream media being black is seen as
mainstream media being black is seen as
mainstream media being black is seen as cool a black man is seen as bad
cool a black man is seen as bad
cool a black man is seen as bad dangerous sexy athletic and strong
dangerous sexy athletic and strong
dangerous sexy athletic and strong dangerous we weren’t seeing his book
dangerous we weren’t seeing his book
dangerous we weren’t seeing his book smart but we were seen as streetwise
smart but we were seen as streetwise
smart but we were seen as streetwise gangsta so I quickly try to aspire too
gangsta so I quickly try to aspire too
gangsta so I quickly try to aspire too many of these roads I found that they
many of these roads I found that they
many of these roads I found that they only really connected to part of my
only really connected to part of my
only really connected to part of my character and in their totality they
character and in their totality they
character and in their totality they kind of limited my full potential like
kind of limited my full potential like
kind of limited my full potential like what’s worse things where I was like I
what’s worse things where I was like I
what’s worse things where I was like I just I realized I just lack knowledge I
just I realized I just lack knowledge I
just I realized I just lack knowledge I like knowledge of my ancestors my lacked
like knowledge of my ancestors my lacked
like knowledge of my ancestors my lacked an understanding of how the world would
an understanding of how the world would
an understanding of how the world would come to be what it is today so I started
come to be what it is today so I started
come to be what it is today so I started a personal quest a quest to find new
a personal quest a quest to find new
a personal quest a quest to find new ways of understanding what it was to be
ways of understanding what it was to be
ways of understanding what it was to be black but in truth to understand what it
black but in truth to understand what it
black but in truth to understand what it was to be human in the 21st century at
was to be human in the 21st century at
was to be human in the 21st century at this stage well I knew about black
this stage well I knew about black
this stage well I knew about black history was why I’d seen in the American
history was why I’d seen in the American
history was why I’d seen in the American TV show roots and I were discovered
TV show roots and I were discovered
TV show roots and I were discovered where I knew that those of us of African
where I knew that those of us of African
where I knew that those of us of African descent had been enslaved in our recent
descent had been enslaved in our recent
descent had been enslaved in our recent history
history
history as I began to do research I quickly
as I began to do research I quickly
as I began to do research I quickly discovered a tapestry that told a story
discovered a tapestry that told a story
discovered a tapestry that told a story of resistance ingenuity and great
of resistance ingenuity and great
of resistance ingenuity and great African civilizations that have had
African civilizations that have had
African civilizations that have had existed in Africa for thousands of years
existed in Africa for thousands of years
existed in Africa for thousands of years before European development so with this
before European development so with this
before European development so with this new knowledge laughs the game which
new knowledge laughs the game which
new knowledge laughs the game which started to become more of an adventure
started to become more of an adventure
started to become more of an adventure an uncovering and a discovering of self
an uncovering and a discovering of self
an uncovering and a discovering of self and the world oh wait I had given me the
and the world oh wait I had given me the
and the world oh wait I had given me the strength and the courage to be prepared
strength and the courage to be prepared
strength and the courage to be prepared to go into the unknown and see what I
to go into the unknown and see what I
to go into the unknown and see what I could discover for myself I’m truly
could discover for myself I’m truly
could discover for myself I’m truly honored and blessed and grateful to say
honored and blessed and grateful to say
honored and blessed and grateful to say today I’ve been to 35 countries around
today I’ve been to 35 countries around
today I’ve been to 35 countries around the world and I’ve made films about
the world and I’ve made films about
the world and I’ve made films about ancient Africa’s golden times and looked
ancient Africa’s golden times and looked
ancient Africa’s golden times and looked at civilizations along the Nile that
at civilizations along the Nile that
at civilizations along the Nile that went on to influence the Greeks and the
went on to influence the Greeks and the
went on to influence the Greeks and the Romans and other films on social and
Romans and other films on social and
Romans and other films on social and political histories and activism I’ve
political histories and activism I’ve
political histories and activism I’ve learned many things on my journeys and
learned many things on my journeys and
learned many things on my journeys and most importantly I now see myself more
most importantly I now see myself more
most importantly I now see myself more as a spiritual being having a human
as a spiritual being having a human
as a spiritual being having a human experience today I’m just going to share
experience today I’m just going to share
experience today I’m just going to share with you one story and one journey and
with you one story and one journey and
with you one story and one journey and that was my very first journey it’s
that was my very first journey it’s
that was my very first journey it’s allafrica I was 24 and a friend of mine
allafrica I was 24 and a friend of mine
allafrica I was 24 and a friend of mine invited me to come and stay with him and
invited me to come and stay with him and
invited me to come and stay with him and his family in the beautiful West African
his family in the beautiful West African
his family in the beautiful West African country of sara lee on now i looked up
country of sara lee on now i looked up
country of sara lee on now i looked up the history online and i discovered they
the history online and i discovered they
the history online and i discovered they had been set up by the british and freed
had been set up by the british and freed
had been set up by the british and freed African Americans who had fought for
African Americans who had fought for
African Americans who had fought for Britain during the American War of
Britain during the American War of
Britain during the American War of Independence for well I didn’t know that
Independence for well I didn’t know that
Independence for well I didn’t know that anyone enslaved in America had ever
anyone enslaved in America had ever
anyone enslaved in America had ever returned to Africa for this would be an
returned to Africa for this would be an
returned to Africa for this would be an interesting story to share with other
interesting story to share with other
interesting story to share with other people so I asked another friend of mine
people so I asked another friend of mine
people so I asked another friend of mine I had no idea about making films like
I had no idea about making films like
I had no idea about making films like what do I need to do to make a
what do I need to do to make a
what do I need to do to make a documentary and gave me a long list the
documentary and gave me a long list the
documentary and gave me a long list the slide with research so I spent three
slide with research so I spent three
slide with research so I spent three months in the British National Archives
months in the British National Archives
months in the British National Archives reading ship’s logs and Admiralty
reading ship’s logs and Admiralty
reading ship’s logs and Admiralty reports and really learning about
reports and really learning about
reports and really learning about Britain’s history and Britain’s
Britain’s history and Britain’s
Britain’s history and Britain’s involvement in West Africa and seven
involvement in West Africa and seven
involvement in West Africa and seven then I put a small team together and we
then I put a small team together and we
then I put a small team together and we traveled to Sara Lee on its near 24 so
traveled to Sara Lee on its near 24 so
traveled to Sara Lee on its near 24 so I’d heard many stories about a dark and
I’d heard many stories about a dark and
I’d heard many stories about a dark and scary continent of Africa but I was also
scary continent of Africa but I was also
scary continent of Africa but I was also aware of the violence that happened in
aware of the violence that happened in
aware of the violence that happened in Sarah yonder in their Civil War as I
Sarah yonder in their Civil War as I
Sarah yonder in their Civil War as I arrived I was blown away by the
arrived I was blown away by the
arrived I was blown away by the hospitality in the friendliness of the
hospitality in the friendliness of the
hospitality in the friendliness of the people and the beauty of the natural
people and the beauty of the natural
people and the beauty of the natural landscape one of the first experiences
landscape one of the first experiences
landscape one of the first experiences that really got me thinking about myself
that really got me thinking about myself
that really got me thinking about myself a little bit different it’s as I walk
a little bit different it’s as I walk
a little bit different it’s as I walk down one of the busy streets in Freetown
down one of the busy streets in Freetown
down one of the busy streets in Freetown the capital young guys called out to me
the capital young guys called out to me
the capital young guys called out to me hey if I tell you Bart oh I was like
hey if I tell you Bart oh I was like
hey if I tell you Bart oh I was like yeah what’s up I didn’t and they were
yeah what’s up I didn’t and they were
yeah what’s up I didn’t and they were like hey hey I said what is a bottom
like hey hey I said what is a bottom
like hey hey I said what is a bottom mean like I said it means white men I
mean like I said it means white men I
mean like I said it means white men I said I see what I was shocked and I
said I see what I was shocked and I
said I see what I was shocked and I looked at myself said but I’m brown and
looked at myself said but I’m brown and
looked at myself said but I’m brown and your brown and he just lived to me at
your brown and he just lived to me at
your brown and he just lived to me at last but it really got me thinking maybe
last but it really got me thinking maybe
last but it really got me thinking maybe skin color doesn’t actually define race
skin color doesn’t actually define race
skin color doesn’t actually define race so I started to do a bit more research
so I started to do a bit more research
so I started to do a bit more research and I discovered that the concept of
and I discovered that the concept of
and I discovered that the concept of race was only created in Europe in the
race was only created in Europe in the
race was only created in Europe in the 18th century and there wasn’t at all a
18th century and there wasn’t at all a
18th century and there wasn’t at all a scientific term as we know now Africa is
scientific term as we know now Africa is
scientific term as we know now Africa is the foundation of humanity and coaches
the foundation of humanity and coaches
the foundation of humanity and coaches fried there for a long period of time
fried there for a long period of time
fried there for a long period of time and then as these Africans start to
and then as these Africans start to
and then as these Africans start to spread out around the world into europe
spread out around the world into europe
spread out around the world into europe and asia and the americas people only
and asia and the americas people only
and asia and the americas people only changed in there look due to environment
changed in there look due to environment
changed in there look due to environment food and the intermixing of different
food and the intermixing of different
food and the intermixing of different genes and this kind of discovery started
genes and this kind of discovery started
genes and this kind of discovery started to show me or interconnexion a lot more
to show me or interconnexion a lot more
to show me or interconnexion a lot more but my experience is sara lee oh love
but my experience is sara lee oh love
but my experience is sara lee oh love being called wait for the first time
being called wait for the first time
being called wait for the first time it really highlighted for me the
it really highlighted for me the
it really highlighted for me the importance of how we should all know our
importance of how we should all know our
importance of how we should all know our personal story because others will
personal story because others will
personal story because others will always classify us by their own cultural
always classify us by their own cultural
always classify us by their own cultural standards unless we told them different
standards unless we told them different
standards unless we told them different so I thought you know I’m in Africa I’m
so I thought you know I’m in Africa I’m
so I thought you know I’m in Africa I’m gonna finally hear the truth about
gonna finally hear the truth about
gonna finally hear the truth about African history so I went to visit bonds
African history so I went to visit bonds
African history so I went to visit bonds Island a once-thriving British slave
Island a once-thriving British slave
Island a once-thriving British slave would use an old illiterate man who had
would use an old illiterate man who had
would use an old illiterate man who had been to orally by an American
been to orally by an American
been to orally by an American anthropologist took me on a tour and he
anthropologist took me on a tour and he
anthropologist took me on a tour and he told me a strange story about savage
told me a strange story about savage
told me a strange story about savage Africans killing each other until these
Africans killing each other until these
Africans killing each other until these kind hearted Americans arrived on the
kind hearted Americans arrived on the
kind hearted Americans arrived on the shore and offered them work back in the
shore and offered them work back in the
shore and offered them work back in the mirror my heart sunk as I heard his
mirror my heart sunk as I heard his
mirror my heart sunk as I heard his story this is nothing of what I
story this is nothing of what I
story this is nothing of what I discovered in the National Archives
discovered in the National Archives
discovered in the National Archives where I’d read in books but it struck me
where I’d read in books but it struck me
where I’d read in books but it struck me that even in Africa African history had
that even in Africa African history had
that even in Africa African history had been distorted as I later continued to
been distorted as I later continued to
been distorted as I later continued to travel across the early on i interviewed
travel across the early on i interviewed
travel across the early on i interviewed historians and elders in different
historians and elders in different
historians and elders in different communities and i learned about rich and
communities and i learned about rich and
communities and i learned about rich and diverse peoples that lived in this
diverse peoples that lived in this
diverse peoples that lived in this region who in the past had been famous
region who in the past had been famous
region who in the past had been famous for their knowledge in agriculture and
for their knowledge in agriculture and
for their knowledge in agriculture and fishing and also their ability to to do
fishing and also their ability to to do
fishing and also their ability to to do arts and crafts but amazingly also to
arts and crafts but amazingly also to
arts and crafts but amazingly also to smoke metal and this new knowledge gave
smoke metal and this new knowledge gave
smoke metal and this new knowledge gave me an added sense of dignity to know
me an added sense of dignity to know
me an added sense of dignity to know that my West African ancestors hadn’t
that my West African ancestors hadn’t
that my West African ancestors hadn’t only been taken for their shrimp and
only been taken for their shrimp and
only been taken for their shrimp and labor but also for their knowledge and
labor but also for their knowledge and
labor but also for their knowledge and skill I learned many things on my
skill I learned many things on my
skill I learned many things on my journey and saraly on ball one time that
journey and saraly on ball one time that
journey and saraly on ball one time that really stands out strong in my memory is
really stands out strong in my memory is
really stands out strong in my memory is the time I spent with a coastal people
the time I spent with a coastal people
the time I spent with a coastal people called the sure bro now their village
called the sure bro now their village
called the sure bro now their village was in a beautiful location it had lush
was in a beautiful location it had lush
was in a beautiful location it had lush green and tropical mountains in the
green and tropical mountains in the
green and tropical mountains in the background and a fresh water river that
background and a fresh water river that
background and a fresh water river that ran down to the Ocean the village itself
ran down to the Ocean the village itself
ran down to the Ocean the village itself was materially poor they were not a
was materially poor they were not a
was materially poor they were not a wealthy people but they were rich in
wealthy people but they were rich in
wealthy people but they were rich in social interaction human kindness and
social interaction human kindness and
social interaction human kindness and had a great care for
they tended to operate and live their
they tended to operate and live their culture based on the rising and the fall
culture based on the rising and the fall
culture based on the rising and the fall of the sea and the changing of the
of the sea and the changing of the
of the sea and the changing of the seasons and after a while having no
seasons and after a while having no
seasons and after a while having no watch and low phone I started to learn
watch and low phone I started to learn
watch and low phone I started to learn how to tell the time by where the Sun
how to tell the time by where the Sun
how to tell the time by where the Sun was in the sky where the moon was and I
was in the sky where the moon was and I
was in the sky where the moon was and I started to really feel a sense of
started to really feel a sense of
started to really feel a sense of belonging in my connection to nature and
belonging in my connection to nature and
belonging in my connection to nature and the natural world most days the men
the natural world most days the men
the natural world most days the men would get up really early and go fishing
would get up really early and go fishing
would get up really early and go fishing when they returned the women with Dre
when they returned the women with Dre
when they returned the women with Dre and sell the fish and in their
and sell the fish and in their
and sell the fish and in their communities both the men and women could
communities both the men and women could
communities both the men and women could leave depending on their knowledge and
leave depending on their knowledge and
leave depending on their knowledge and skill they would both cook at different
skill they would both cook at different
skill they would both cook at different times but they had the fine and roles
times but they had the fine and roles
times but they had the fine and roles that was linked to womanhood and manhood
that was linked to womanhood and manhood
that was linked to womanhood and manhood I saw elders not only feeding their
I saw elders not only feeding their
I saw elders not only feeding their children freshly caught fish but also
children freshly caught fish but also
children freshly caught fish but also teaching them how to fish and continue
teaching them how to fish and continue
teaching them how to fish and continue their legacy when the teenage when the
their legacy when the teenage when the
their legacy when the teenage when the children got two teenagers they would go
children got two teenagers they would go
children got two teenagers they would go through something that was called rites
through something that was called rites
through something that was called rites of passage and this would really
of passage and this would really
of passage and this would really initiate them into the responsibilities
initiate them into the responsibilities
initiate them into the responsibilities of adults and it would integrate them
of adults and it would integrate them
of adults and it would integrate them into their communities and this was
into their communities and this was
into their communities and this was something I really felt I’d lack growing
something I really felt I’d lack growing
something I really felt I’d lack growing up in England in the UK the main things
up in England in the UK the main things
up in England in the UK the main things that the finest going from children to
that the finest going from children to
that the finest going from children to adults is the fact that we can vote or
adults is the fact that we can vote or
adults is the fact that we can vote or we can drink or smoke or have sex or go
we can drink or smoke or have sex or go
we can drink or smoke or have sex or go to a club we have education systems but
to a club we have education systems but
to a club we have education systems but nothing that really teaches us or helps
nothing that really teaches us or helps
nothing that really teaches us or helps prepare us for the responsibilities that
prepare us for the responsibilities that
prepare us for the responsibilities that we’re going to have to take on as adults
we’re going to have to take on as adults
we’re going to have to take on as adults as part of a community there’s a great
as part of a community there’s a great
as part of a community there’s a great African saying that says if the young
African saying that says if the young
African saying that says if the young are not initiated into the tribe that
are not initiated into the tribe that
are not initiated into the tribe that when they get older they’ll burn down
when they get older they’ll burn down
when they get older they’ll burn down the village just the fearless warmth my
the village just the fearless warmth my
the village just the fearless warmth my time mr. Lyon taught me many things most
time mr. Lyon taught me many things most
time mr. Lyon taught me many things most importantly it gave me new examples of
importantly it gave me new examples of
importantly it gave me new examples of manhood it allowed me to connect more
manhood it allowed me to connect more
manhood it allowed me to connect more with the natural world and it showed me
with the natural world and it showed me
with the natural world and it showed me some of the positive contributions that
some of the positive contributions that
some of the positive contributions that Africans have made to the modern world
Africans have made to the modern world
Africans have made to the modern world knowing now that Africa is the cradle of
knowing now that Africa is the cradle of
knowing now that Africa is the cradle of humanity culture and civilization this
humanity culture and civilization this
humanity culture and civilization this journey really helped me to
journey really helped me to
journey really helped me to connect more with our African roots
connect more with our African roots
connect more with our African roots today I’ve obviously traveled much more
today I’ve obviously traveled much more
today I’ve obviously traveled much more i made my first documentary after this
i made my first documentary after this
i made my first documentary after this journey with the land mountains a
journey with the land mountains a
journey with the land mountains a journey through several yards history
journey through several yards history
journey through several yards history and it became a catalyst for me to go on
and it became a catalyst for me to go on
and it became a catalyst for me to go on many other journeys around the world and
many other journeys around the world and
many other journeys around the world and I’ve now spent a lot of time with
I’ve now spent a lot of time with
I’ve now spent a lot of time with different cultures and I find that we
different cultures and I find that we
different cultures and I find that we have more in common than we do
have more in common than we do
have more in common than we do differences we all have the same basic
differences we all have the same basic
differences we all have the same basic needs for survival like food clothing
needs for survival like food clothing
needs for survival like food clothing water and shelter also the emotional
water and shelter also the emotional
water and shelter also the emotional needs of love connection growth and have
needs of love connection growth and have
needs of love connection growth and have a meaning and purpose in our lives I
a meaning and purpose in our lives I
a meaning and purpose in our lives I would offer one long as I return to the
would offer one long as I return to the
would offer one long as I return to the UK what was it that was different about
UK what was it that was different about
UK what was it that was different about these small communities and ice living
these small communities and ice living
these small communities and ice living in the so-called modern world but I
in the so-called modern world but I
in the so-called modern world but I later come to understand that their way
later come to understand that their way
later come to understand that their way of life was much more about being
of life was much more about being
of life was much more about being connected to their heart they had a
connected to their heart they had a
connected to their heart they had a heart a call connection to themselves to
heart a call connection to themselves to
heart a call connection to themselves to one another and to the natural world the
one another and to the natural world the
one another and to the natural world the Honorable Marcus Garvey once said our
Honorable Marcus Garvey once said our
Honorable Marcus Garvey once said our people without knowledge of their origin
people without knowledge of their origin
people without knowledge of their origin their past and their culture is like a
their past and their culture is like a
their past and their culture is like a tree without roots and my travels have
tree without roots and my travels have
tree without roots and my travels have taught me but today the world is and
taught me but today the world is and
taught me but today the world is and humanity is like a massive and mighty
humanity is like a massive and mighty
humanity is like a massive and mighty tree with many branches and I believe
tree with many branches and I believe
tree with many branches and I believe it’s important for all of us to know our
it’s important for all of us to know our
it’s important for all of us to know our connection to one another for the more
connection to one another for the more
connection to one another for the more the world was able to see itself like a
the world was able to see itself like a
the world was able to see itself like a global village and the more likely we
global village and the more likely we
global village and the more likely we could be to preserve and to protect our
could be to preserve and to protect our
could be to preserve and to protect our future thank you very much
future thank you very much
future thank you very much you
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