First thing that came to mind was the song-lines of Indigenous Australians, they code long journeys through country through narratives and songs, it's the macro

First thing that came to mind was the song-lines of Indigenous Australians, they code long journeys through country through narratives and songs, it's the macro form of this research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songline