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JUNE 24-28; JULY 1-5, 2015 LOG SHEET# 3 Note: story told in Wachiperi language SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER:Linn/Tom MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: CFCH_FILE NAME: 0323.wav MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: CFCH_FILE NAME: .wav PRESENTER: Holly Whistled DATE/TIME: July 3, 2015 [[right margin]] 12:34 [[/right margin]] PROGRAM: STAGE: Wawawasi GROUP NAME: Wanamey Myth - Storytelling the tree of life REGION/STYLE: Amazon/Wachiperi [[star]] [[star]] [[star]] Story Told in 1 Wachiperi 2 Spanish 3 English [[2 column table]] |---|---| PERFORMER(S)|INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION Sergio Hambeo| Wachiperi Odetto Dumas| Wachiperi (cultural ambassadors for the Wachiperi linguists, story-tellers, cooks, fisherman, textile manufacturers, conservationists for the Amazon) CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): [[arrow]] background on Wachiperi - 80-100 people remaining in their culture; 30 (or so) native speakers of the language - story of the tree of life [[arrow]]the earth started to dry up; great fines were starting; the wise people told (the other peoples) the earth was headed for bad times. [[arrow]] On young woman was chosen to become the tree of life; the people could climb the tree & save themselves [[arrow]] Two sisters - one was chosen to make sure the earth's