"Our people, especially the children, were not allowed to leave this valley. We did not feel it was safe outside, with the colonists so close. We did not trust them."

But they weren't lacking. He hadn't felt any need or want to leave it. His friends and family were all in the village, and it was all he knew. For a while, when he was younger, maybe he felt frustrated that he couldn't explore further. That changed as he got older.