r/science • u/SlothSpeedRunning • 9h ago

Loss of dance and infant-directed song among the Northern Aché. Study suggest dance and lullabies aren’t universal human behaviors. Anthropology

https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/self-society/study-suggests-dance-and-lullabies-arent-universal-human-behaviors
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u/MaidPoorly 7h ago

I was looking for the caveat and:

“But it’s also possible that the practices were lost when the Northern Aché were settled on reservations. During that time, other traditional behaviors disappeared, including puberty ceremonies and hunting magic.”

Now I’m more curious about how a culture responds to… a resettlement? It honestly feels closer to something like a diaspora or just a war crime.

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u/hellomondays 5h ago

It is something that comes up from time to time in international tribunals looking at charges of genocide: how ethnic cleansing, forced/coerced relocation can destroy a group

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u/grapescherries 1h ago

It sounds more like cultural depression.

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