In parts of Canada, the Inuit people use this form of "singing" that is "spontaneous or playful." Throat singing is a practice done in other countries on the same polarity, including Japan and Eastern Siberia. You may be thinking, why is this significant? Throat singing diversifies the Inuit from different cultures, which is also a similarity that would bring Inuit people together. On a broader scale, things like dancing, playing games, and practicing a religion is also something that diversifies people and gives a particular group of people a commonality that they can share. Cultural traditions are necessary for cultures to understand the world and bring joy to people who do things based on their culture. I'm saying this because there was a time where Christian missionaries banned Throat Singing. After all, it was not considered to be a Christian thing to do. What these missionaries did is an example of ethnocentrism, imposing views onto another while stripping something important to the Inuit culture in the process. Since the late '80s, throat singing has come back, and the Inuit continue to practice cultural traditions. I decided to talk about this because I believe everyone needs to consider their cultural pastimes and what brings their families together. Imagine being stripped of that by another culture who imposed their views onto you. Culture is what defines us, and it's an essential part of how we grow as individuals. #culturedefinesus
Here's a link to the girl who inspired this post-https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/this-inuk-throat-singer-and-her-mom-are-keeping-their-culture-alive-on-tiktok-1.5280181
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