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There are so many unanswered questions deep within, we must take time to understand,

and as he continues on this path with intrigue to listen, to respect the messages from our First

and with an alluring fascination of the People of the World who are right in front of

unknown, his unrelenting curiosity and fervent us.

passionate interest comes from his very own

existence and inheritance, his Basque Heritage. “We will always be here to stand up. We will

always be the voice that no one else wants

Possibly the First People of the World were to say, that’s who we are as the Indigenous

blessed with a deeper, more important people and the protectors here.”

understanding of Mother Earth. Paul Ygartua Hanford McCloud (Nisqually), Council

refers to them as The People from another Member and Co-Host of the 2018 Protecting

World, they were put here to lead the way, Mother Earth Conference (Alexis Bunten)

but unfortunately, they were not prepared “We have to recognize the huge value of arts

for greed and the wars that have been going and culture to society. Public and Private

on since the beginning of time. They do Investments in the arts are for the inherent

have a voice, but we are not listening, and it value of culture: life-enhancing, entertaining,

shows up in all their art, their culture trying defining our personal and national identity.”

to speak up, but nobody listens, we are too (Sir Peter Bazalgette)

busy trying to accumulate more things, things

of no importance, and at the same time we It is essential for society to recognize the

are ignoring the warnings of our planet, the value of the arts, it is part of who we are,

animals, the air we breathe. We did have time, as it was for the Neanderthal Man, they

but it is getting scarce – it is now upon us and left their cave paintings for a reason, we

we can still save the planet but we must reach can learn from our past.

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