More than half of the planet’s diversity of languages and cultures are held by only 5% of the population – the 370 million indigenous peoples. Yet these communities have become the most marginalized, fractured and least represented in society. For every group that is dispossessed urbanized or assimilated a culture vanishes, taking with it ancient knowledge of the environment, unique ways of living, irreplaceable skills, artistry and ancient wisdom – the rich diversity of humanity. The accelerating rate of disappearance of the world’s 6900 spoken languages are an indicator - one is lost every two weeks and only half are still taught to the young. The essence of these minority cultures and their insights are embodied in their oral traditions. Anthropologists over the years have collected some of their stories from the elders - 'last chances to preserve' the oral heritage for outsiders. We want to go further, we want to create Living Cultural Storybases for the communities themselves...