Indigenism: Aboriginal World View as Global Protocol

Imagine a gathering of our common African ancestors 400,000 years ago. This gathering has been occurring every evening for a number of days now, but the novelty is wearing off and interest is waning. The best and brightest of our venerated ancestors has made a claim that he will make fire, but so far he has failed. But here is the moment: the dry grass he has collected this evening has ignited, a flame has leapt up. Everyone has a look of slackjawed astonishment, save our intrepid proto-scientist, whose face is illuminated with joyous vindication. Now freeze this moment in