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Interview transcript
I think they need to know that the land was always a part of our culture. We lived with the land, off the land, and with it. We believe that it's our grandmother. If we could only get it across to teachers themselves first… have them understand that it's because of the land that we are really who we are. The land is something that has always been a provider, and we called it Mother Earth because she provides for us. And I think that would not be such a hard thing to try to convince the younger generations.