unmute for the love of god please it's amazing

to think I would have just swiped past on mute, therefore not hearing pure unadulterated joy

I'm baffled that some people seem to think this video/post is a joke & find it funny that someone ascribed emotions & music to the salmons' journey, as if that's new. Humans around the world have told stories about salmon since time immemorial. Salmon are sacred symbols of life, loss, and recovery. In many places, depletions tell stories of colonialism and genocide, and their recovery is a victory hard-won by the actions of Indigenous and colonized Peoples.

It's impossible to overstate the necessity Salmon have been to entire cultures globally for tens of thousands of years.

I get that the humor around this video may not be "that deep," but capitalism and colonialism divide us all from the sacredness and inherent value of all lives. Many of us have become completely disconnected from the cycles of life which support us every day and from the food that nourishes us. If a music edit about salmon moves you, hold onto that. Foster that! Salmon have always moved us.

Listen to a story in Tlingit about the Salmon People:

Shanyaak’utlaax̱: Salmon Boy Told in Tlingit (with English Subtitles) - YouTube

Find stories about Salmon in the Irish Folklore Collection:

A post containing many links to read about Indigenous TK (Traditional Knowledge) as valid scientific methodologies:

Read about what Salmon are to Peoples of the North Pacific, from the Ainu people to the Ulchi people:

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Information on Indigenous salmon management, research, history, and long-term plans:

peace and love on planet earth….