Music of the Heart

Talking Circles have roots in Indigenous traditions, particularly among First Nations people in North America.  They are a valuable tool that encourages respectful communication for fostering dialogue, building community, and promoting healing.  The circle shape itself symbolizes wholeness, connection, and the interconnectedness of all things. Last April, I had the good fortune to participate in …

Whose culture is it anyway…?

Heritage.  Tradition.  Culture. Most people can probably differentiate between these expressions.  However, I am confounded by the fluid use of the expression “culture” for instance, when watching a dance performance, eating a special dish, listening to a genre of music, uttering a colloquial expression, relating a joke, behaving in a certain manner, wearing a particular …