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1. Listen and take action on the information Indigenous peoples have to share
As Houska pointed out, Indigenous people make up only 5 percent of the world's population, yet Indigenous lands and territories hold 80 percent of the world's biodiversity.

"I think we know something and have some information to share," she said. "We have been around for thousands of years and have a deep connection with nature. Please listen and please do your best to take our words to heart instead of just putting them into something, like, 'Oh, that was inspiring and made me feel good,' and then it's back to business. This should be the business. The business of life is critically important to life."

2. Change our relationship to consumption
Although more communities and businesses are becoming aware that we must evolve the way we create and consume, Mitchell said that it is important, above all, for society to change its relationship with consumption. That includes reevaluating "our entire value structure so consumption doesn't hold a primary role," she suggested.

Even with the various layers of policies, laws and penalties in place to keep businesses in check, Mitchell believes the "destruction of the earth has become a pay-to-play endeavor. If you have money to violate the law, you can go ahead and do it." Some companies just consider that fine the cost of doing business and have accounted for it in their operational ethos, she said.

Until we can create a shift in our hearts and minds to stop viewing each other as commodities and see each other as human beings instead, Mitchell pointed out that we will have to "change the way we address those businesses who are violating the laws and have catastrophic consequences."

Aside from challenging the big corporations on this philosophy, we all bear personal responsibility and must look inward to our own relationships and connectivity, Mitchell said.

"People should think about mechanisms for climate change adaptation and mitigation and how to move it toward alignment of sustaining of life. They need to look at the ways they are perpetuating problems through solutions," she added.

3. Embrace a more holistic kind of success
Our society's utilitarian mindset has given us a need to create metrics of success in all aspects of life, including political movements. "You have to say victory over and over again, when that's just actually not the case most of the time," Houska explained.

Instead of setting up "micro bars" of success, victory must be approached in a different, more holistic way, she suggested.

Through her own experiences of building up a community of resistance (a group of people who come together to live and peacefully protest on the front lines of a politically contested site), Houska has come to see one type of victory in the creation of leaders "who actually hold the earth in their hearts and understand how to do the work to live in balance and in nature. It is not easy to live in balance, and it does require some discomfort, sacrifice and recognizing that there are parts of our lives that we need to unplug from and reform."

4. Bring women back into the center of society to restore a healthy balance
As an advocate for the concept of climate matriarchy, Mitchell explained very straightforwardly to the GreenBiz 21 audience that "those who have framed the societies we live in have not been the givers of life. Those who are the 'most stringent protectors of life' have been removed from the discussion."

And because these mothering voices are not allowed to "speak on behalf of life, societies have been created to destroy life — and so we see this energy moving through that is built on destruction."

Choices are being made yourself but the consequences after that are not chosen.

“there are approximately 370 million Indigenous people in the world, belonging to 5,000 different groups, in 90 countries worldwide. Indigenous people live in every region of the world...”

This knowledge is integral to a cultural complex that also encompasses language, systems of classification, resource use practices, social interactions, ritual and spirituality.

These unique ways of knowing are important facets of the world’s cultural diversity, and provide a foundation for locally-appropriate sustainable development.

Indigenous Knowlegde is:

Adaptive. It is based on historical experiences but adapts to social, economic, environmental, spiritual and political changes. Adaptation is the key to survival.

Cumulative. It is a body of knowledge and skills developed from centuries of living in close proximity to nature.

It is not rooted in a particular point in history but has developed, adapted, and grown over millennia; it is not static.

All aspects of life are interconnected, are not considered in isolation but as a part of the whole. The world is believed to be an integral whole. Indigenous knowledge incorporates all aspects of life - spirituality, history, cultural practices, social interactions, language, healing.

Humble. Indigenous knowledge does not dictate how to control nature but how to live in harmony with the gifts of the Creator.

Intergenerational. The collective memory is passed, within a community, from one generation to the next orally through language, stories, songs, ceremonies, legends, and proverbs.

Irreplaceable. There is nothing western science can do to replace or replicate Indigenous knowledge. An aspect of Indigenous knowledge that is sometimes overlooked by scientists, and others, is the critical connection between IK and language. Indigenous languages are in decline and as languages die, so goes the Indigenous knowledge that is part of that language and the collective memory of the speakers of that language.

Moral. There is a morality in Indigenous knowledge - a right and wrong way to interact with nature; there is a responsibility given from the Creator to respect the natural world.

Non-linear. Time, patterns, migrations and movements of animals are cyclical.

Observant. Since Creation, Indigenous leaders have observed their environment and made decisions for their community’s well-being based on those observations. But their decisions also weighed what would be best for the community seven generations in the future.

Relative. Indigenous knowledge is not embodied at the same degree by all community members. Elders will obviously carry more knowledge than younger community members.

Responsible. Indigenous Peoples generally believe they are responsible for the well-being of the natural environment around them.

Unique. Indigenous knowledge is unique to a given culture or society. While there may be many similarities of IK between communities, it is the lived experience of each community that informs IK.

Spiritual. Indigenous knowledge is rooted in a social context that sees the world in terms of social and spiritual relations among all life forms. All parts of the natural world are infused with spirit. Mind, matter, and spirit are perceived as inseparable.

https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/what-does-indigenous-knowledge-mean

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/4-things-we-can-learn-indigenous-wisdom

Many of the traditions of the Inuit including language, beliefs, customs, and so on, have develop over thousands of years. They believe that humans, animals, and forces of nature had spirits, and when something went wrong, the spirits were not happy.

The Inuit have a long tradition of oral literature and storytelling. Before they had a writing system, they passed stories from one generation to another. And that is how they preserved their own tradition and culture. Inuit legends and history was kept alive by storytelling, and that is how we learn about their tradition nowadays.

THE INUIT RELIGION
As mentioned previously, the Inuit religion is “animism”. They believe that all living and non-living things have a spirit. That includes humans, animals, forces of nature, but also inanimate objects. When a spirit dies, the spirit continues to live in a different world, the one Inuit people call the spirit world.

Powerful religious leaders like Shamans have enough power to control the spirits. They use charms and dances as a way to communicate with the spirit world. Shamans wore cared masks, in most cases representing an animal while performing the ritual. The Inuit people believed that the masks have power to enable the Shaman to communicate with the spirits.

Indigenous Populations

Some Indigenous populations found in different areas of the world include:

- Native Americans of the United States
- First Nations and Métis of Canada
- Sammi of Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark
- Maori of New Zealand
- Kurds of Western Asia
- Maasai of East Africa

Indigenous populations often share social identities, cultural traditions, political institutions, and economic practices that are distinct from those of the now dominant culture of the region.

Who are the Inuit? The Arctic is one of the world's most inhospitable regions, yet despite this, a lonely group of explorers have made this land their home.

Inuit traditional Music

he most important spirit in the Inuit world, tradition, religion, and culture was the Goddess of the Sea, called Sedna. They believed she lived at the bottom of the ocean and controlled the seal, whales, and other sea animals.

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https://www.wbaa.org/post/shina-novalinga-uses-social-media-preserve-celebrate-inuk-throat-singing#stream/0

Shina Novalinga is one of a handful of singers from her Indigenous tribe shifting the social media spotlight to Inuit throat singers in Canada.

Inuit throat singing was banned by Christian missionaries in the early 20th century who saw it as satanic. The ban was only lifted in the 1980s, and now Novalinga and her mother are using apps like TikTok and Instagram to preserve and celebrate the music.

Each song has a different meaning that imitates the sound of nature and animals, the Montreal native explains. There are all sorts of different throat singing sounds — many require controlled airflow while inhaling and exhaling, such as “The Little Puppy” song. Others, such as “The Love Song,” are higher pitched and can be performed with or without the throat, she says.

When she’s in rhythm with her mom, she feels connected “with my roots, my ancestors, my culture,” she says. “It feels very peaceful to throat sing with my mom.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nativetiktok-is-preserving-and-showcasing-indigenous-culture/

Indigenous creators are constantly balancing their concerns for privacy with their need to see and be seen, and to bring Indigenous art into existence. At the core of artful existence is a deep well of joy. TikTok is a digital space that combines the visual language of Instagram, the pockets of community of early Facebook and the same immediacy that made Vines exhilarating. It should be no surprise, then, that there’s an idyllic part of TikTok, where the joy of seeing this representation creates a whole new genre of TikToks: gratitude in seeing ourselves. Indigenous creators are absolutely delighting in each other. We might be starved for representation that doesn’t commodify, appropriate or flatten us, but here, in these spaces, we’re living for each other.

Novalinga was born in Puvirnituq, a small Inuit Village in Quebec, Canada. Novalinga later moved to Montreal with her mother when she was around 4 years old. Novalinga, who is half Inuk and half Quebecois, says she didn't find the confidence to speak out about her Inuit heritage until she was in college. Shina also uses her TikTok platform to call out injustices against indigenous peoples of Canada, either in the past or ongoing. Novalinga is part of a tight-knit #NativeTikTok community that is rewriting false and racist colonial narratives.

SHINA

Ai/ Hello, my name is Shina Novalinga. I am Inuk originally from Puvirnituq located in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) and currently based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). I grew up in the south with my mother and my younger sisters and I have always been connected with Inuit culture. My heritage is a large part of my identity which is why I am always eager to learn more about my culture and history. Sharing my journey on my platforms gives me the opportunity to reconnect with my heritage and to be able to share it with you. ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ/ Thank you, for your support.

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Why do they throat sing?

The traditional form consists of two women who sing duets in a close face-to-face formation with no instrumental accompaniment

while men were away on hunting trips, and it was a regarded more as a type of vocal or breathing game in the Inuit culture rather than a form of music / It was traditionally used to sing babies to sleep or in games women played during the long winter nights while the men were away hunting.

soothe fussy babies, who were tucked close enough in the hoods of those amautis to feel the vibration of their mother’s throat

Inuit artists say throat singing is a uniquely Inuit creation, not to be performed by other groups.

https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/should-non-inuit-performers-be-allowed-to-throat-sing/

https://folkways.si.edu/throat-singing-unique-vocalization-three-cultures/world/music/article/smithsonian

Inuit
The Inuit are the indigenous peoples of northern Canada. Unlike Tuvan throat-singing, the Inuit form of throat-singing is practiced almost exclusively by women. It is also a more communal form of singing than the Tuvan variety, usually performed in groups of two or more women. Their technique relies more on short, sharp, rhythmic inhalations and exhalations of breath. It was traditionally used to sing babies to sleep or in games women played during the long winter nights while the men were away hunting. Throat-singing was banned in the area over 100 years ago by local Christian priests, but it is experiencing a recent revival, especially among younger generations who believe that learning it from their elders connects them with Inuit strength and tradition.

women who belonged to different camps, for instance, assembled to play the game, and the winning group was the one that forced the opposing team to make use of all its women. The game is played in pairs, but nevertheless four or more can play at the same time (in multiples of two). It seems that these games are essentially used by women, but this gender specialization results from the traditional way of life: boys also learned these games, but their participation declined when they reached the age to be able to participate in the hunt with adult males.

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuit-vocal-games-emc

Donda Stem Player is a puck-shaped device that lets you “customise any song", according to the device's website. It's named after West's mother, who passed away years ago and is the inspiration for his "Donda" upcoming album. The device was developed by West's Yeezy Tech brand and electronics company Kano.

How does the Donda Stem Player work?
From what we can tell, the Donda Stem Player is a music creation gadget that allows you to adjust "any song" to your liking.

But there are still a lot of unknowns. According to the device's website, here's what you can do with it:

Control vocals, drums, bass, and samples
Isolate parts
Add effects
Split any song into stems
It also claims to offer the following tools and capabilities:

4-channel lossless audio mixing
Realtime loop and speed control
Tactile effects
One hits
Live samples
Save, playback, and share mixes
Customise colors