Category Archives: Community facilities

“Santiniketan is in many ways a pioneering step in the field of education and rural reconstruction. Located in the heart of nature amongst Hindu, Muslim, and Santali villages which were in ‘serious decline’ despite a rich cultural heritage, the school, from almost its beginning aimed to combine education with a sense of obligation towards the larger civic community.” – UNESCO World Heritage Centre website
https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5495/
https://indiantribalheritage.org/?p=4348

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Native Knowledge 360°: To promote improvement of teaching and learning – USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America & South America

Posted on 05/02/2023 by website administrator

Source: email from Kevin Gover (Pawnee), DirectorNational Museum of the American Indian31 January 2018

Posted in Adverse inclusion, Anthropology, Colonial policies, Community facilities, Cultural heritage, Customs, Democracy, eBook eJournal ePaper, Education and literacy, Globalization, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Misconceptions, Modernity, Museum collections - general, Networking, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Storytelling, Tips, Tribal culture worldwide, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Worship and rituals | Comments Off on Native Knowledge 360°: To promote improvement of teaching and learning – USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America & South America

Video | The festival that gives freedom to women to make choices about their marriage: A tradition for over 250 years – Odisha

Posted on 01/02/2023 by website administrator

Source: Unique Tribal Wedding CustomsAddress : http://www.videovolunteers.org/unique-tribal-wedding-customs/Date Visited: 15 December 2022

Posted in Commentary, Community facilities, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Education and literacy, History, Media portrayal, Modernity, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Storytelling, Video resources - external, Women | Comments Off on Video | The festival that gives freedom to women to make choices about their marriage: A tradition for over 250 years – Odisha

Tips | Biodiversity, ethnobotany, health and nutrition

Posted on 27/01/2023 by website administrator

Public health and food security depend on citizens’ willingness to “use and share resources in a sustainable and equitable manner”. The nation’s “primary conservers” – often tribal farmers – are now seen as guardians of biological diversity (Genome Saviour Award); and … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Community facilities, Customs, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, Forest Rights Act (FRA), Health and nutrition, Literature and bibliographies, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Regions of India – Tribal heritage & indigenous knowledge, Resources, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Sacred grove, Success story, Tips, Trees, Western Ghats – Tribal heritage and ecology | Comments Off on Tips | Biodiversity, ethnobotany, health and nutrition

Giving Irula healing practices a place in modern medicine: A new source of livelihood for “one among the six oldest Adivasi tribes” – Puducherry & Tamil Nadu

Posted on 27/01/2023 by website administrator

The term Irula means being capable of finding one’s path in dark forests, according to an Irula myth | Read the full report in the Times of India here >> Born in nature’s lap, Irulas share a symbiotic relationship with Mother Earth. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Community facilities, Customs, Eco tourism, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, Government of India, Health and nutrition, History, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Networking, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Social conventions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Success story, Tribal identity, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on Giving Irula healing practices a place in modern medicine: A new source of livelihood for “one among the six oldest Adivasi tribes” – Puducherry & Tamil Nadu

Video | Development starts with community: Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) – Rajasthan

Posted on 21/01/2023 by website administrator

AddressBAREFOOT COLLEGETilonia-305816, Via MadanganjDistrict Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Source: Barefoot College | Contact UsAddress : http://www.barefootcollege.org/about/contact-us/Date Visited: Sat Nov 09 2013 19:46:25 GMT+0100 (CET) Barefoot College is a non-governmental organization that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in … Continue reading →

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