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Helps strengthen cultural ID

2  Start by saying from time to time the animals talked.

Yong man fell in love w/Kukame girl. During time of low fish harvest.
Parents no want relationship. Girl's dad: suitor must pass test: Bring me best fish & I'll give you my daughter.  Next day suitor brought selection of large fish.  Can I take daughter Dad: "No" Must bring back large _ fish.  Next day does so.  Dad: No. Bring back biggest _ fish.  Next day suitor does.  Dad: "No" Must take Manatee.  Suitor goes fishing again. Daughter & family wonder how he gets fish in time of scarcity. The follow.  He shakes and becomes giant crane.  In this form he fishes.  Dad: You tried to trick us you aren't a man.  You are a bird. You are a crane. from then on boy stayed a crane.

Telling these stories a way to look into past and live in the current.  Helps to remind of dangers to river.

Storrey told on walks and on Radio. Low power radio allows spread of culture. During collection of stories good & bad, one learns about why things are the way they are.  Video also used to communicate these stories.  Very important method.  Elders work w/youth to share the Amazon before current bad state (before it was endangered).  10 teachers teach language using practical examples.  Experimental lang. immersion.

Find of July first two books in Kukama and spanish come out.

Stories help fight the oppression of the indigenous culture.  In his communitiy alsorts of outsiders come and write about his community, But it is always an outsider's view. Must use language to get full view.  This festival is help in defending the culture.

Why gov't block native languages? 1. "Progress" 2. Interpre of pregress gov't took on.  Radio has been great boost.  One additional prob is some communities are called extinct. also tis languages.  Radio proving otherwise