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OK.

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This next piece is inspired
by the very creature that we

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as farmers, we cannot escape.

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As O'odham, we
will never escape.

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And as humanity, we will always
be blessed by their abundance.

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And that is the toton.

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And if those of you unfamiliar
with the O'odham, it's an ant.

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All right.

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[CHUCKLES]

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I call this Totoñ Huḍñig
Taccui, Ant Evening Dream.

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And it's one of the photos
featured with the ants keeping

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us company throughout the day.

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Day travelers, taṣ 'oij
hihimdam, workers of day,

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evening, and travelers of night.

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Cicpkandam taṣ 'oij, huḍñig
kc hihimdam cuhug oij.

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From beneath the land to the
surface of space beyond the Sun,

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Am jeweḍ weco 'amjeḍ
kc 'inhu jeweḍ da:m kc

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we:sko 'imhu 'i-ba'ic g taṣ.

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Each step, each step, each step,
each step taken for a purpose.

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We:s 'e-kiaṣpa 'am ha'icu
we:hejiḍ 'am hab 'e-juñhim.

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Always connecting to the sky
and the land and all beneath.

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Cem hekid 'ab 'i-ku'inog
g da:m ka:cim we:m, kc

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jeweḍ kc we:s ha'icu
mo 'am hab cu'ig weco.

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Clouds and land.

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Cewagĭ kc jeweḍ.

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Travelers of the day.

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Taṣ hihimdam.

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Workers beneath the sky.

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Da:m ka:cim weco cicpkandam.

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And ancestors keep
our dreams alive.

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Totoñ hekĭhukam 'o 'am ñeid mat
'am 'apṣ o 'i-himad g t-taccui.

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It brings these emotions up.

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One of my mentors who was not
here, I'll see him tomorrow.

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[CHUCKLES]

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He really has inspired me.

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And he tells me, farmers
don't take vacations.

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And that's how
this was inspired,

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the discipline, the lecturers
and then also my mentors.

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Redirecting me and reminding me
of the things I need to connect

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and what I'm living for.

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And we connect so much in
our stories to the toton.

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We have songs and there's
a beautiful song--

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there's so many beautiful songs.

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And unfortunately, I'm not here
to share songs or fortunately.

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[CHUCKLES]