by Petala Ironcloud from MIT Technology Review on (#6ZB9Y)
There is no word for art in most Native American languages. Instead, the closest terms speak not to objecthood but to action and intention. In Lakota, wowahitaka" implies deep thought or reflection, while wohekiye" suggests offering or prayer. Art is not separate from life; it is ceremony, instruction, design. Like architecture or code, it carries...