A team of human biologists is digging into why the sounds of wolves howling or eagles crying are heard immediately after First Nations people speak.
“We have long wondered whenever First Nations people speak, we hear these magnificent sounds coming from seemingly nowhere,” said lead researcher Ron Biely.
“This groundbreaking study also aims to lay bare why First Nations people—and particularly Elders—say something profound or mystical, the phenomenon only intensifies.”
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The sounds can differ from region to region and nation to nation and have long baffled and delighted non-Indigenous people. Some Indigenous groups have their speech followed with Native flute music or even rattles.
The researchers said that the data they gather could one day lead to the discovery of the causes behind why wind often blows in the hair of First Nations people, even when indoors.
