"We may not fully understand the importance of water until we have become the stewards of living things." ~ Barry 'Taglito' Sewell ~ Intrdouction to My Folklife       Some time in 2009 my dear wife, Crystal, gave this name to me and told me it meant 'Red Beard' in Apache. She has been part of my life long journey enough to know everything there is to know about me. She knows my admiration, love and respect for Native Americans brothers and sisters and felt that this name 'Taglito' was so fitting. I gladly accepted the name as part of numerous other names I've received.       My wife went on to explain that the name, 'Taglito' originated in the 1860's. It was used for Mr. Jefford, a red bearded individual who demonstrated real courage when he approached Cochise, a legendary Chief of Apaches knowing that no white man has ever lived to see Cochise and walked away to talk about it. Mr. (Taglito) Jeffords and Chief Cochise became close friends and were unbreakbale.       Thus, I've been inspired to create this site for the purpose of providing some of the wisdom and guidance that were demonstrated by the Native Americans and Buckaroo Folklife.       Now, what do I mean when I use the word "folklife"? It's other word for "folk culture" or "traditional culture". But all these terms refer to the same concept, that of traditions that we usually learn from people we know, not from reading books or at school. To avoid confusions, I am going to use the word "folklife."       Folklife is the living traditions currently practiced and passed along by word of mouth, imitation, or observation over time and space within groups, such as family, ethnic, social class, regional, and others. Everyone and every group has folklore.       But what does this mean? We are talking about the traditional stories, songs, customs, activities, objects, and beliefs that people pass along. Sometimes we don't even remember when or how we learned a tradition. We learn our folklife traditions in an "everyday way." In other words, we might see or hear somebody else do something in a certain way, and then we do it as they did it.       In my case I'm going to tell you about the things I witnessed AND learned from my fellow friends including but not limited to Native American brothers and sisters as well as Great Basin Buckaroo friends. They pose so much wisdom and spiritual experience that should never be forgotten. Contact Taglito Taglito Copyrights, All Rights Reserved, 2010 - Indefinitely