The intergenerational wisdom woven into Indigenous stories | Tai Simpson

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🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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The way we behave politically, socially, economically and ecologically isn't working, says community organizer and activist Tai Simpson. Sharing the creation myth of her Nez Perce tribe, she advocates for a return to the "old ways" guided by Indigenous wisdom that emphasize balance, community and the importance of intergenerational storytelling in order to protect what's sacred.

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0:00.0	It's TED Talks Daily. I'm Elise Hugh.
0:06.1	Today's talk is a delight. Community organizer Ty Simpson tells the story of her indigenous people and her ancestors as a way to show us the power of storytelling in the work of anti-racism.
0:18.6	I was rapt while listening to her stories and their lessons from her talk at
0:22.9	TEDx Boise in 2019.
0:27.5	Katzyao-ya-ya-ha-ya-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hmi-a-ha-ha-ha-hmi-a-ha-ha-ti-sim-ssymsoned was a tit-wattit. So, Yopo Winniqwaz Tye Simpson.
0:40.3	In was Nimi-phu-a-it.
0:43.3	In-Ni-Sasah, hewis, to me-il-il-il-kkennich.
0:47.3	Laloitsak kinah, tithwattit, Ina-Net-a. So this might be the part where some of you get really, really excited that there's a real
0:55.7	live Native American walking the stage right now, so you have plans to run up to me later
0:59.1	and tell me exactly how much Cherokee pedigree you have.
1:01.8	Don't do that.
1:03.0	Don't do that.
1:03.9	That's not a thing that connects us.
1:05.9	It's not the Native American jewelry you may or may not own, nor is it your upbringing in
1:10.2	proximity to
1:10.9	indigenous people that connects us. But before I go there, I will translate for you. I cursed
1:15.3	all of you. It is customary in many of our nations to introduce ourselves first in our
1:23.0	indigenous language. It is a way of honoring our elders and our ancestors for the sacrifices that they made
1:28.4	for me to be alive and to take up this space. I spoke Nimi Putint, the language of the Nespersonation.
1:36.0	My ancestors hear me when I speak our language. For those of you who don't understand, I thanked
1:41.1	creator first. I offered thanks for our good day today. I told you that
1:45.0	my name is the storyteller. In the language of our colonizers, I am called Ty Simpson. I told you that I am
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