The protection of traditional culture is vital in the continued development of The Bahamas and the understanding of the country's "historical truth", Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. the Hon. Danny Johnson said, at a Traditional Knowledge Consultation, on June 24, 2013, at the British Colonial Hilton.

"These things evolved as a survival mechanism, as a form of communication, as a form of historical record, as a form of whatever it is and it adapts our culture to make it better," Minister Johnson said.  "When you look at all of our art forms, all of our expressions, all of the ways we interact with each..."