They are the Navajo - whose ancestors walked that land at least a century, perhaps many centuries, before the first Europeans arrived.

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Perhaps if Francis Xavier had come to Japan four centuries later, and had the opportunity to experience Aoyama's masterpieces, he would have better understood the spirit of sho if not the "devil's language" it transforms.

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"For the past two centuries, we have forged a nation by emphasizing our common beliefs, our common ideals and, perhaps most important ... our common language, " Solomon said on the House floor.

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