Indigenous myths carry warning signals about natural disasters | Aeon . . . A century before, a tsunami had slammed into the Indonesian island of Simeulue, killing hundreds and leaving even more homeless The event was seared into the memory of those who survived, determined to pass their hard-earned wisdom along to their children
Dealing with risks associated with tsunamis using indigenous knowledge . . . Through the analysis of the literature, specific traditional knowledge used by the indigenous people at the risk of the tsunami, but also at the risk of the earthquake, was identified An earthquake is a phenomenon that is very closely linked to a tsunami if it occurs below sea level
Stone Age cultures survive tsunami waves - NBC News Circumstantial evidence suggests the indigenous tribes of the southern archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar used ancient know-how to save themselves from the catastrophic tsunami
The Wave That Eats People – The Value of Indigenous Knowledge for . . . Among the 2004 tsunami survivors were the Moken of the Andaman Sea because they knew the tidal wave was coming These nomads have a legend about the Laboon, the “wave that eats people” According to ancient lore, before the tsunami arrives, the sea recedes and the loud singing of cicadas is silenced as happened before the 2004
Traditional Early Warning Systems: A Bridge between Indigenous . . . The Moken people, also known as sea gypsies in the Andaman Sea, noticed the receding sea and recognized it as a sign of an incoming tsunami Their timely migration to higher ground prevented loss of life within their community
A Village Responds to Disaster - JSTOR Daily When a tsunami struck American Samoa in 2009, the key to a swift response was Indigenous institutions that drew on local knowledge and community training People work to clear the rubble near the village of Nuan Seetaga following the October 2009 earthquake in Pago Pago, American Samoa
The Great Quake and the Great Drowning - Slate Magazine For the same 10,000-plus years that the Pacific Northwest has been having the earthquakes, indigenous groups have been living there They have known forever that what the ground did was sudden