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Blood memory
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Blood memory is a term used most often by Indigenous peoples of the world, for the understanding of how traditional knowledge and memory is stored in the cells; or genetic makeup of one’s body (also referred to as genetic memory). Other terms that have been used and linked to this concept include historical memory and heart memory. Since blood is a natural feature of the physical body, the memories carried through blood represent shared ancestral memories and knowledge(s) that are interconnected and fluid through a generational mode of transmission. The understanding of blood memory is tied to Indigenous knowledge(s) and Indigenous worldviews. Many Indigenous worldviews embody reincarnation within their experiences of spirituality, which may be representative of the linkage between ancestral life, spirit and blood memory transmission. Reincarnation is the belief that one’s spirit leaves the body at the time of death and is again reborn into another body of either human or non-human. It has been argued that “blood memory” is "absurdly racist…(and) essentialist". and has been used to describe the experience of the Ziibiwing Center http://www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing/, a museum of the Anishinabek peoples of the Saginaw area. all of this is very true.... See Also
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