tautiseurannan
Tautiseurannan refers to a rare and historically documented phenomenon observed in certain Indigenous cultures of the Arctic region, particularly among the Inuit people of Canada and Greenland. The term, derived from Inuktitut (the Inuit language), loosely translates to "the act of being silent" or "holding silence," and is associated with a traditional practice of maintaining absolute stillness and quietude in specific contexts, such as during hunting or spiritual ceremonies.
The practice of tautiseurannan is deeply rooted in Inuit cultural and survival traditions. Hunters would employ
Beyond hunting, tautiseurannan also played a role in spiritual and communal practices. In certain rituals, prolonged
While tautiseurannan is not widely documented outside Indigenous communities, it reflects broader Arctic survival strategies that