Mitakuyapi (My relatives),<br /><br />We have discussed this topic in our office and we have mixed feelings about it. <br /><br />In the drawer of my desk we have ten stories our Treasured Elders made. Each story teaches a different value (show respect, help others, etc.) and they feature a Turtle and a Dragonfly. These are meant to be animated. Who knows, though, how long those stories are going to sit in my desk drawer. Once I talked with an animation company and do to a few minutes it was $60,000.00. <br /><br />We have always felt that anything in the language is beneficial. Perhaps it will create the spark in someone to become passionate about their language. <br /><br />Tammy DeCoteau<br />AAIA Native Language Program<br /><br />