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The trees have been dying off in large numbers, and the original caretakers have been passing away. So now we're going through a period of our young individuals, including myself, are trying to seek and understand, well, who are we? What did we lose? How much can we hold on to? And what is it that we need to preserve and protect?

The trees have been dying off in large numbers, and the original caretakers have been passing away. So now we're going through a period of our young individuals, including myself, are trying to seek and understand, well, who are we? What did we lose? How much can we hold on to? And what is it that we need to preserve and protect?

The trees have been dying off in large numbers, and the original caretakers have been passing away. So now we're going through a period of our young individuals, including myself, are trying to seek and understand, well, who are we? What did we lose? How much can we hold on to? And what is it that we need to preserve and protect?

And, you know, what's the most important pieces and how can we retain this and get it back?

And, you know, what's the most important pieces and how can we retain this and get it back?

And, you know, what's the most important pieces and how can we retain this and get it back?

They're not being taken care of and they're not necessarily producing fruit anymore. So the trees may be alive, but the fruit's not there to be able to source from.

They're not being taken care of and they're not necessarily producing fruit anymore. So the trees may be alive, but the fruit's not there to be able to source from.

They're not being taken care of and they're not necessarily producing fruit anymore. So the trees may be alive, but the fruit's not there to be able to source from.

Yes, I was very nervous. I immediately called my dad and I was like, hey, we're going to see if we can get some funding. He says, OK, sounds good. So then I got funding within a few months later. And here we are scheduling a trip to go and find seeds. And I told my dad, I was like, can you be my translator? They started knocking on doors, looking for peach seeds.

Yes, I was very nervous. I immediately called my dad and I was like, hey, we're going to see if we can get some funding. He says, OK, sounds good. So then I got funding within a few months later. And here we are scheduling a trip to go and find seeds. And I told my dad, I was like, can you be my translator? They started knocking on doors, looking for peach seeds.

Yes, I was very nervous. I immediately called my dad and I was like, hey, we're going to see if we can get some funding. He says, OK, sounds good. So then I got funding within a few months later. And here we are scheduling a trip to go and find seeds. And I told my dad, I was like, can you be my translator? They started knocking on doors, looking for peach seeds.

He started taking us into some of these very, very remote rural areas. And he's like, I know there were trees down here. Let's go see if somebody still lives down there and see if maybe they'll give us some seeds. So he was taking us to a lot of places.

He started taking us into some of these very, very remote rural areas. And he's like, I know there were trees down here. Let's go see if somebody still lives down there and see if maybe they'll give us some seeds. So he was taking us to a lot of places.

He started taking us into some of these very, very remote rural areas. And he's like, I know there were trees down here. Let's go see if somebody still lives down there and see if maybe they'll give us some seeds. So he was taking us to a lot of places.

And it wasn't just him for the Navajo, but my late husband, Anthony White Salusi, he did the same for me, taking me into his home communities in the Zuni Nation and also into Hopi.

And it wasn't just him for the Navajo, but my late husband, Anthony White Salusi, he did the same for me, taking me into his home communities in the Zuni Nation and also into Hopi.

And it wasn't just him for the Navajo, but my late husband, Anthony White Salusi, he did the same for me, taking me into his home communities in the Zuni Nation and also into Hopi.

And these seeds, she gave them to me. She said that she had them sitting around since she had a crop in the 80s. And she gave me these handful. I germinated them. I think I planted about 15 seeds and had 13 trees germinate. About three years later, the trees had their first fruit that set on them.

And these seeds, she gave them to me. She said that she had them sitting around since she had a crop in the 80s. And she gave me these handful. I germinated them. I think I planted about 15 seeds and had 13 trees germinate. About three years later, the trees had their first fruit that set on them.