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The current state of oral epic performing in the Philippines and ways of transmitting / acquiring sacred knowledge by singers and shamans

open access: yesШаги
How do the ritual oral epics of the indigenous survive today in a highly westernized Christian country? The paper gives an overview of the current situation in the Philippines based on 30 years of fieldwork with the Yattuka and Tuwali Ifugao hudhud ...
M. V. Stanyukovich
doaj   +1 more source

Young children learning in Gaelic: Investigating children's learning experiences in Gaelic-medium pre-school. Research Briefing 6E. Stirling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Gaelic-medium (GM) education is an important part of current efforts to re-vitalise the language in Scotland. Beginning Gaelic-medium education in preschool is seen as a crucial entry point, enhancing the numbers entering GM primary education and ...
McLeod, Wilson   +2 more
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Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Musical scales optimize pitch spacing: a global analysis of traditional vocal music

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
The dominant model of musical scales in academic theories is derived from instrument tunings. However, the study of vocal scales – most especially in indigenous cultures – has been all but ignored.
Steven Brown   +3 more
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An Analytical Study on the Singing Style of the Dambana Ādivāsi Community in Sri Lanka

open access: yesAsian-European Music Research Journal
Indigenous people in Sri Lanka (Ādivāsi) are usually an isolated community living in a country or region who have a specific language, culture, and way of life belonging to generations that are endemic to each country or region. While indigenous
Dasith Asela Tilakaratna Tilakaratna   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

SUNDANESE IDENTITY REPRESENTED BY THE TALENTS OF INI TALKSHOW A STUDY OF PRAGMATICS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Media is suggested to be an effective form to maintain certain local ideology on cultural base. The action of spreading indigenous language expressions, for example, may meet its goal through media since it goes less resist and entertaining.
Sari , Retno Purwani, Tawami, Tatan
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Why do we burn? Examining arguments underpinning the use of prescribed burning to manage wildfire risk

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Managing wildfire risk requires consideration of complex and uncertain scientific evidence as well as trade‐offs between different values and goals. Conflicting perspectives on what values and goals are most important, what ought to be done and what trade‐offs are acceptable complicate those decisions.
Pele J. Cannon, Sarah Clement
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial

open access: yesDev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal, 2023
Dev Sanskriti Interdisciplinary International Journal (DSIIJ), published by Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar, is successfully continuing to serve one of the primary objectives, i.e., to provide a platform for research on interdisciplinary subjects of ...
Editor
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Voicing the unspoken: Breaking through the barriers of mainstream institutionalized deafness to Pacific therapeutic practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper explores the development of two significant crosscultural research projects in Pasifika psychology. Both projects were designed to speak into the “silent space” of unexplored Pasifika practices and needs in the field of mental ...
Culbertson, Philip   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Disentangling conservation asymmetries through socio‐economic transboundary factors across the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest of South America

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecoregions are often defined based on homogeneous biophysical and ecological conditions and are optimal spatial units for designing conservation strategies. However, transboundary ecoregions such as the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest (APAF) experience asymmetrical conservation outcomes, understood here as cross‐border differences, resulting from ...
Lía Montti   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

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