This upset me. (Livonian)
The people you are looking are Livonians. More specifically, the only Livonians, as far as we know, left in the world. You are looking..at an entire nation.
"Today there are less than two hundred individuals in Latvia that identify themselves as Livonian. Less than ten are native speakers of the language. Most of them are elderly. As I listened to the folk ensemble perform, I turned my attention to the audience. There was Poulin, in the red dress, perhaps the most famed native speaker. I knew her, but surrounding her were a number of other people, other speakers of the language. Usually, it seems like nations are large undifferentiated masses of people. But just a few feet away from me was the core of an entire nation, gathered together under the shadow of a single tree."
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_language
http://homepage.mac.com/uldis/livonia/livonia.html
"Today there are less than two hundred individuals in Latvia that identify themselves as Livonian. Less than ten are native speakers of the language. Most of them are elderly. As I listened to the folk ensemble perform, I turned my attention to the audience. There was Poulin, in the red dress, perhaps the most famed native speaker. I knew her, but surrounding her were a number of other people, other speakers of the language. Usually, it seems like nations are large undifferentiated masses of people. But just a few feet away from me was the core of an entire nation, gathered together under the shadow of a single tree."
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_language
http://homepage.mac.com/uldis/livonia/livonia.html