In the Blink of an Eye
Worldwide some 300 million people retain strong identities as members of indigenous cultures, cultures rooted in their own history, their own languages and attached by memories to their particular places on the Earth. These cultures are old and represent much of the collective experience and intelligence of humanity. And yet, increasingly their voices are being silenced, their unique visions lost in the firestorm of change, conflict, globalization and encroachment from societies that marginalize those different from themselves.
National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis has done as much as anyone else on the planet to celebrate the diversity of the world’s indigenous cultures. In this speech given at TED 2003, he gives us a glimpse of his deep experiences among the extraordinary peoples he’s encountered…the very ones disappearing right in front of our eyes.
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