@thisisnotdaniela ✻ the internet is a cat that brings me leaves in its mouth
guestbook; worldoftext; index key
how can i be as forgiving to myself as a saturday morning?
"I'd say [humans] are more short-sighted [than selfish]. Sure, they'll prioritize themself over others but they'll also prioritize their current self over their future self,"
"Dolphins aren't that smart. They're just extroverts. Humans cannot tell the difference between those who talk a lot and those that have something to say,"
In many indigenous ways of knowing, time is not a river, but a lake in which the past, the present, and the future exist. Creation, then, is an ongoing process and the story is not history alone - it is also prophecy.
Wampum
It was used as a unit of exchange, but its main function was much more similar to modern-day blockchain — a complex negotiated treaty or contract in a public ledger recording agreements governed by individuals, nation states, and nations.
Wampum was a contract, but it was inseparable from the oratory structure of negotiating contracts, which was also meant to protect and communicate the shared values of your community. It was a record of an agreement that had been reached through the process of storytelling as communication. Wampum is a process of encoding abstract agreements — stories are literally woven into the material.
Using basket patterns, wampum, songs and stories are ways for the community to remember — they are techniques of decentralizing information, embedding the same story in multiple formats. This was a way of ensuring that the most important knowledge of our communities would be accessible to everyonde.