This article, "Sharing One Skin," was more of a description. This was about a community and how important it was, and how it connected language. About how, without the part of the Okanagan, it is even with the land, the animals. She has an emotional connection with her people that, without language, a heartless person sounded like  

This story/article describes Joe Suina's childhood experiences growing up in Cochiti and then attending a white school. In the pueblo, life revolved around community, spirituality, and cultural traditions that his grandma passed down to him from generation to generation. When he started school, he faced an unfamiliar environment where he was forced to speak English, and his Pueblo upbringing was looked down upon. As time passed, Suina watched technology and production evolve in the Western world and saw the impact that English education had on his pueblo. He started to understand that to survive in the New World, he would have to sacrifice parts of his identity. The Article ends with the realization of what he had to do to survive. The cornmeal was a small but powerful reminder of his true identity.

Toastie explains how place names shape how we see different landscapes and places. It shows us how Indigenous people and colonizers named places. Indigenous names are usually tied to stories that hold cultural, spiritual, or environmental significance, creating a deep connection to the land. In contrast, colonizers gave names that reflected power or “important” figures, often disconnecting the land from its original meaning. The renaming of these places not only changes how people see the land but also impacts Indigenous people's connection to their own identity.

The Video I watched was with Benny Lujuan. Benny talks about how he grew up in the Pueblo of San Juan. He talks to us on how elders have played a huge role in his life growing up as they taught him. He tells us by them doing this in his life it taught him everything he knows, and how his elders were his role models. He had brought up the importance of passing down these teachings to the younger generation. Benny says our history of the songs within the community is what drove him to learn the songs also the language.

Mike Garcia in his podcast talks about his history of being brought up in his Pueblo. He explains to us how he was growing up learning his language through songs. He tells us as he got older when he got selected to be an official, as this affected by being brought up through his elders in the community, it demonstrates how this shapes his life as he would make songs, drum for his Pueblo. He tells us the importance of songs not only that the story that goes with those songs.

In this article on "preserving a thousand year old tradition" is very surprising. As Pacheco is one of six people remaining in his community that knows the songs. He was brought out to a show to showcase his culture also to heal a lady.. He tells the lady if you wanna be healed you have to believe in what he does as its important. After he heals her many people rush to him to get healed but he says they can travel to him to be healed.

The article highlights the importance of keeping our songs, as well as the issues we are seeing in today's world. The issue is not teaching our younger generation the language within communities in the world.  As she talks about how many communities are facing the problem of extinction.  "They serve as a foundation for community cohesion, instilling values and wisdom that shape a distinct way of life." When she says foundation its saying how long cultures and traditions have been here in our world.

African Languages are a vital part of continets cutural identitty, representing centuries of history, tradition, and knowledge. Despite Africa being home to nearly 2,000 languages, many are slowly disappearing due to globalization and the dominance of colonial languages such as English and French. The younger generations often prioritize widely spoken languages to get a better job or education. This is causing a decline in the use of their native tongues. 

Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian Musical ensemble Most closely associated with islands of Java and Bali and what they use is instruments such as metallophones, gongs, drums, and bamboo flutes. Gamelan music is performed during their religious ceremonies, royal events, and traditional dances this to them is a central part of there life. Despite modern influences efforts continue to preserve Gamelan as a living tradtion and an important symblo of there culture.  

The article " Struggle for Hawaiian Cultural Survival" Discusses the native Hawaiian culture and how it was threatened after foreign contact led to the loss of land. language and the traditions. It tells us that Western influence caused many cultural practices to decline over time. In response to seeing the decline, they are restoring their language, tradtions and the sense of their own identity. The efforts of having a cultural education and the help of the community have helped strengthen the revival of their culture