Its haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction.
Wade DavisYou know, once something freezes, it's solid. That's the key to the arctic - they didn't fear the cold, they made use of it.
Wade DavisSensitivity to nature is not an innate attribute of indigenous peoples. It is a consequence of adaptive choices that have resulted in the development of highly specialized peripheral skills. but those choices in turn spring from a comprehensive view of nature and the universe in which man and woman are perceived as but elements inextricably linked to the whole.
Wade Davis