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“It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like slavery or something else, in places like New Orleans and Havana and Brazil. And those are places where the European culture and indigenous culture and African culture all met and lived together, and some new kind of culture and especially music came out of that.”

Kind Sometimes Together Culture Results Planets Circumstances Mets Slavery Musical Unfortunate New Orleans Indigenous Brazil Havana African Culture Indigenous Culture Unfortunate Circumstances

Author:David Byrne

“We are members of the most destructive culture ever to exist. Our assault on the natural world, on indigenous and other cultures, on women, on children, on all of us through the possibility of nuclear suicide and other means--all these are unprecedented in their magnitude and ferocity.”

World Mean Children Culture Natural Possibility Members Suicide Nuclear Destructive Assault Indigenous Natural World Unprecedented Magnitude Other Cultures Ferocity

Book:Listening to the Land: Conversations about Nature, Culture and Eros

Source: Listening to the Land: Conversations about Nature, Culture and Eros

“An indigenous feminism has been present in every culture in the world and in every period of history since the suppression of women began.”

World Has Beens Culture Feminism Periods Indigenous Suppression

Book:Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology

Source: Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology

“Whether they are raised in indigenous or modern culture, there are two things that people crave: the full realization of their innate gifts, and to have these gifts approved, acknowledged, and confirmed. There are countless people in the West whose efforts are sadly wasted because they have no means of expressing their unique genius. In the psyches of such people there is an inner power and authority that fails to shine because the world around them is blind to it.”

Source: The healing wisdom of Africa: finding life purpose through nature, ritual, and community