International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is on August 9th each year. Here is a video from the UN honoring indigenous peoples around the world.
Here is a video from pop sensation “Maimoa”, a Māori group. Māori people are indigenous to New Zealand. The youtube description includes an English translation of the lyrics, which are about the “wairua” (spirit/soul) and letting it be free.
Follow this link to learn more about the wairua (soul/spirit) in Māori culture. Here is a journal article that can be found on Penn State University Libraries database: http://web.a.ebscohost.com.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=a09d2232-85e3-45dd-bca7-829e91bf8558%40sdc-v-sessmgr03
- Maimoa. (2017, May 25). Wairua [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgGr_n4fgyI
- United Nations. (2018, August 8). International day of the world’s indigenous peoples [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLtimjdkenc
- Valentine, H., Tassell-Mataamua, N., & Flett, R. (2017). Whakairia ki runga: The many dimensions of wairua. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 46(3), 64.