Tribal Cultural Heritage in India
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“As far as the representation of their cultural heritage abroad, small communities have realized that this ‘sometimes happens in a very adverse socio-cultural and political situation.'” – Report by Boro Baski on “Transnational Custodianship of Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century” (a conference held at the University of Copenhagen in 2018)
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Source: email from Kevin Gover (Pawnee), DirectorNational Museum of the American Indian31 January 2018
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