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Galeson Eaglestar, Oglala Lakota Nation [Speaks in Lakota] Greetings. I shake each and every one your hands in a good way. My name's Galeson Eaglestar, I'm from the Oglala Lakota Nation from South Dakota, and some people are probably wondering why somebody from South Dakota is here supporting a very critical matter regarding a burial site, a cemetery, that is being considered to be desecrated, in the name of parks and recreation. I have been there off and on in the last 60 days since I came from South Dakota, and I've done a lot of soul searching and praying, in the time that I have been there. And its very, very sad. I've shed a lot of tears for my sisters, and for the people. I pray for the City of Vallejo, and the Greater Vallejo Recreation District as well, and the people, the leadership. And I can't even fathom why these human beings decide to desecrate sacred burial sites in the name of developing a park, so that the people, the human beings can walk on these desecrated graves. I don't understand, as a human being. But I, I continue to pray, every day. For the human beings, for the betterment of mankind. That these gravesides be left alone. I know the spirits of those ancestors are there. I know they're cryin' out, just like we are, today. I'm only one in this world, but I like to think that instead of a parking lot and a bathroom, and the paved trails, a plaque could have been developed there in the name of our ancestors. We can't...[Mayor: Your time is expired. You have three minutes, when that red light blinks, your time is up.] We can't stop the people from walking those walkways as it is in its natural form. I think it should be left alone like that. Nobody's been complaining about the way it is now. [Mayor: The light is blinking. OK, so your time is up.] ...so I hope that people can understand where we're coming from. Thank you very much, that's all I have to say.