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New Narratives of Survival (financial value vs sentimental value, give and take ) > we can say there is a misbalance in natural instincts, cause it is there, but it is just being controlled by this new way of living how does this relate to displacement? We as humans are being displaced from our own natural methods of survival. We are allowing it to be controlled by the financial and economic systems

Narratives of Surival:

For too long the global sex industry and its vested interests have dominated the prostitution debate repeating the same old line that 'sex work' is just like any job. In large sections of the media, academia, public policy, government and the law, the sex industry has had its way. Little is said of the damage, violation, suffering, and torment of prostitution on the bodies and minds of mostly women and children, nor of the deaths, suicides and murders that are routine in the sex industry. Prostitution Narratives: Stories of Survival in the Sex Trade refutes the lies and debunks the myths spread by the industry through the lived experiences of women who have survived prostitution.

https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/prostitution-narratives/9200000088335868/

Survival of Cultures

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

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.

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

Most Native American tribes in North America have special coming of age rituals. However, the Inuit do not have any set rituals about this stage of life. Boys usually have their lips pierced to insert decorative labrets. Girls might get their chin tattooed to show they are ready for marriage.

Shamans performed many of their healing rituals in ceremonial houses called 'Kashims'.

Shamans also wore carved masks-mostly representing animals- while performing their rituals. It was believed that masks had powers that enabled them to communicate with the spirits.

The Inuit thought that the animals they hunted were actually superior to them, yet the animals let the humans hunt them, either because they felt sorry for them or the Inuit performed rituals which gave the hunters temporary control.

Whales were offered fresh water during a whale hunt, because they thought that the saltwater made it thirsty.

They respected the animals they hunted, the hunter showed respect for animals by singing songs in the boat and using freshly cleaned equipment.

After the hunt, the Inuit performed songs and rituals to thank the animal's spirit.

A ceremony called a 'Bladder Dance' was often held after a large hunt.

The person's body was taken far away from the village. Their belongings were beside them, so they could take it to the afterlife. The body was covered with driftwood and small stones. The Inuit surrounded the body with a circle of stones.

Masks were mainly from driftwood and ivory to serve a variety of spiritual purposes. Shamans wore masks carved to portray animals and spirits in their rituals. These masks were believed to have powers enabling the Shaman to communicate with the spirits. The masks were also worn during dance festivals to ask for assistance from the spirits during harsh environmental conditions. Evidently, these masks were believed to be a gateway to communicate with the spirits.

Carvings
Inuit beliefs were often portrayed and past down through stories. Carvings of the characters of these stories, particularly spirits, were believed to have protective abilities and to evoke the support of and embody guardian spirits.

The Inuits didn't have sacred building, as nature was sacred and all of it was connected. However, the Inuits did have Kashims. Kashims were buildings in which healing ceremonies were performed. They were buried partially underground and only the shaman knew the entrance, creating significance as normal villagers could not enter it and each tribe had a different kashim.

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Tik Tak Tik Tak
You hear it tikking everyday. What it could be, i could never say.
Could it be only me can i ever be free?
I get lost searching for answers. The weight of not knowing is as heavy as anchors.
Sinking to a hole. Losing every sense of control.
I must find what it is. Even if it takes me all of this years.
Tik Tak Tik Tak
No one knows. It’s a mystery i suppose.
Will i ever get answers. Will i ever know?
I am at my breaking point. I can not dissapoint
It is there it finnaly stopped. At the same time my heartbeat dropped

Gentrification
and Borders

Humans have become greedy creatures. We are living in times of the Anthropocene. We have become God’s of this earth deciding who, when or how someone or something should live or die. We are not in any means co-existing anymore. We only take and take more. We have completely taken over the world. Everything is being done for us, but at what consequence for the rest of the world around us? We take everything so blindly as long as we benefit from it, without knowing the suffering that others had to endure for us to get it.

It came out of nowhere. Nobody knew what it was or what caused it. The fear became contagious. Some of us were paralyzed with their eyes halfway popped out of their heads. Grey, dull, and dead as they were, still breathing, but barely moving. They could not believe it. Nobody could. The world was at its peak of greatness and after it happened, we were left out like beautifully decorated fresh meat. They did not see us for what we were. They did not have a taste for Italian, Greek or Chinese like we did. No. They did not care about who we were. Their instinct was to hunt and to kill anything with two legs and a heartbeat. They became uncontrollable savages. The thirst for revenge ran through their blood. Enraged with fury, driven by revenge and completely unstoppable. There was almost no point in running. If you were seen, you were already dead. I remember that night when it happened so clearly. Ironic seeing how it was the darkest night the world ever had to endure. I still do not know how the best night of my life could also be the worst. We were at the gas station after having the most amazing day together. We went to the utopian park where he had told me he loved me. I still remember his face when I peeked out the window looking at him while searching for the perfect snack for us at the gas station supermarket. He was grooving and singing to what I am sure is November Rain by Guns and Roses. He had been playing it the whole damn day. I had just filled in the gas and went in to get some Doritos and dip for the home movies that I promised him that we were going to watch. My biggest worry at the time was if I should get the salsa or the cheese dip. I was Completely unaware that my friend was already the victim of a hungry and savage beast that had come out of nowhere. I will never forget the screams of the lady standing next to me. She was the first person to see the beast outside the gas station window inside of my car. After she screamed everybody saw it. The thing was on top of my friend's and the car window was covered in red. My heart fell to my stomach and the Doritos and the dip on the floor. I knew that my friend was gone. I was so shocked that I could not take a good look at it to figure the creature out, but it looked familiar. It was huge and had an even bigger personality. It kept drooling, like a human body was not enough to satisfy his appetite. He came straight towards us and broke through the glass window like it was invisible. That was when I took a good look at what it was. Bloody it kept running and determined to attack the squealing dinner that was attracting his attention. I ran for it. It was every man for himself. I had seen this animal before. We had learned about them at school, but no one has ever seen one of these unless you were an owner or worker at one of those companies. They must have escaped.

Concept: 3000 years from now, animals' only purpose is to be farmed, no real forests, or natural rivers and water exist. The world is owned by huge companies and no natural resources can be found in nature. Companies took over all-natural resources, which is why animals are not seen any more in nature. They are only seen as meat in stores and not as living creatures. Science had made it possible for them to be mass produced. All these ingestions generated a different type of gene in the animals. It made them bigger, better and they are now able to produce faster. However, the injections made it possible for the animals to obtain memories from their previous parents. Through the years it built up aggression towards humans. One day there was a world malfunction and they all got loose. The result is an attack on humans.

The new narative of survival

"With every new border comes a new ritual"

"Every border a new number"

" Border between past and present"

" & in the middle lies a lifeless body, between the borders of past and present"

" When is the unknown boarder reached"

" Can the border never be crossed?"

" The boarder never crossed"

The "Mudmen" of Papua New Guinea's Asaro tribe, also known as the Holosa, are those who wear a traditional costume centered around masks made of mud. They live nearby the village of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea

First thing we noticed on the TRIBE wikipage is that it is on chronological order.

Explains what a tribe is.

At the bottom we see a list of clickable links that are connected with the word TRIBE.

For example. Inuit Tribe.
with different topics that we could apply to ours.

With no written history, there is no way of pinpointing when the Asaro began making masks, though it is believed the practice has existed for four generations. Ms Berry has one story of the origin of the mask.

"One of the Asaro got married and everyone wore their traditional costumes," she says.

"But one man had no costume, so he took an old bilum (a string bag), cut two holes for his eyes, dipped it mud and also covered his skin with mud, and that was his costume. But when he arrived at the wedding, all the others thought he was a ghost and so instead of celebrating, they fled."

The wedding guests' reaction, Ms Berry continues, gave the man an idea on how to score a decisive victory in a protracted tribal war with a neighbouring tribe.

He convinced his brother and his friends to disguise themselves with masks and mud. "So they covered themselves in mud and attacked the tribe, and that is how they won. The enemy thought ghosts were coming and they ran away without firing a single arrow."

Suicide, murder and death

Health

Industry, art and clothing

Gender roles, marriage, birth and community

Raiding

Languages

Diet

Transport, navigation and dogs

In one recitation, they were defeated by an enemy tribe and forced to flee into the Asaro River where they met a man who gave them eyes to kill. They waited until dusk before attempting to escape the one whom was given the eyes was captured. The enemy saw him rise from the muddy banks covered in mud and thought he was spirit. Most tribes in Papua New Guinea are very afraid of spirits, so the enemy fled in fear, and the Asaro escaped. They then went into the village to see what had happened, not knowing the enemy tribesmen were still there. The enemy were so terrified they ran back to their village and held a special ceremony to ward off the spirits. The mudmen could not cover their faces because legends say that the people of Papua New Guinea thought that the mud from the Asaro river was poisonous. So instead of covering their faces with this alleged poison, they made masks from pebbles that they heated and water from the waterfall

According to the legend, the Asaro have invented an ingenious way to prevent war or minimize casualties if it’s impossible to avoid the conflict. Their way for defense is to turn to the spirits in order to frighten their enemies. For this they made masks made of special clay and designed to appear as monsters from other world. Majority of the Highlanders believe in the existence of the super humans who live deep in the rainforest, inside rivers or caves. This is their religion and all tribes give special offerings to please those Gods.

Despite their striking appearance and slow spirit-like movements, Asaro are some of the most hospitable people. Guests are welcomed, and Asaro are proud to show and explain their culture.

The Mud Men have been highly romanticized in literature, often as the noble savage, but they are quite simply connected to the earth in the most basic way. While many tribal people use smeared mud to go to war, the Asaro tribe wears it to avoid battle. Their prowess as warriors has always been inflated, and although literature and legend have ascribed them special martial powers, their only real advantage in a battle is their fiercely scary appearance. If you can generate fear, you do not have to go to war.

Option 3

In this opten we would be in the center of the room where would put a self made box containing everything we did.

Option 2

In this option we would have one wall where we could hang things on. The images that would be displayed are the images above this post. There would again be text on the walls.

option 1

In this option we would have a corner. On the walls we would put text, explaining the concept and idea behind La Stage

Historic items from the current age in about 1000 years. These items represent our age.

Chosen exhibition space

Facts about the Inuit Native Indian Tribe: Lifestyle and Culture
The lifestyle of the Inuit tribe was hard, dictated by the cold, harsh climate and the barren, desolate landscape of the Artic tundra which has been aptly described as a 'snow desert'. The name “Inuit” means “the people” in the Inuktitut dialect of their language. At one time they were referred to as "Eskimo". The word "Eskimo" derives from an Algonquian word meaning "Eaters of Raw Flesh". The word Eskimo was used to described the Inuit, Yupik and Inupiat people. The name Eskimo is used less frequently than in the passed in deference to the wishes of the Inuit people. Communities of Inuit people are found across the Arctic and are most closely related to the Aleut people. The chief source of food are whales, sea lions, seals and walruses. Smaller fish, and land animals such as caribou and small birds were also part of their diet. The Inuit lived either in tents made of Caribou hides, or in igloos as seen in the above picture.

Where did the Inuit tribe live?
The Inuit are people of the Arctic Native American cultural group. The location of their tribal homelands are shown on the map in present-day Alaska, Canada and Greenland. The geography of the region in which they lived dictated the lifestyle and culture of the Inuit tribe.

Land: An inhospitable landscape consisting of a flat, stark, cold and snowy, treeless, tundra region
Climate: Extreme, cold arctic climate
Animals: The animals included seal, caribou, sea lions, otter, polar bears, arctic hare, whale, walrus and Artic birds
Natural Resources: Fish, limited seasonal berries and plants
Transport: Dogsleds (qamutik), snowshoes, and leather-covered, watertight canoes and open fishing boats such as Inuit Kayaks

There are several oral history versions regarding the creation of the Asaro Mudmen, with anthropologist Todd Otto noting, "there are as many versions of [the creation legend] as there are sources.

In one recitation, they were defeated by an enemy tribe and forced to flee into the Asaro River where they met a man who gave them eyes to kill. They waited until dusk before attempting to escape the one whom was given the eyes was captured. The enemy saw him rise from the muddy banks covered in mud and thought he was spirit. Most tribes in Papua New Guinea are very afraid of spirits, so the enemy fled in fear, and the Asaro escaped. They then went into the village to see what had happened, not knowing the enemy tribesmen were still there. The enemy were so terrified they ran back to their village and held a special ceremony to ward off the spirits. The mudmen could not cover their faces because legends say that the people of Papua New Guinea thought that the mud from the Asaro river was poisonous. So instead of covering their faces with this alleged poison, they made masks from pebbles that they heated and water from the waterfall.[1]

Asaro mudman holding mask, in Kabiufa.
Another version claims that the tradition began with a wedding guest who was unable to find a traditional wedding costume.[2]

The masks have unusual designs, such as long or very short ears either going down to the chin or sticking up at the top, long joined eyebrows attached to the top of the ears, horns and sideways mouths.

According to research in September 1996 by Danish anthropologist Ton Otto from Aarhus University the regarding the Mudmen, the tradition is undeniably an Asaro invention. However, its current elaborate form, originating from a 1957 cultural fair, is more likely an intercultural phenomenon heavily influenced by outside elements, such as tour operators, writers, and government administrators. [3]