{"id":58,"date":"2022-11-21T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T21:06:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"58\" class=\"elementor elementor-58\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2155ade elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2155ade\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6377678\" data-id=\"6377678\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bd78e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33bd78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bdc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44bdc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97548ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97548ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNESCO Chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5f085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5f085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UNESCO Chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods promotes an integrated system of research, teaching and training, as well as community engagement and communication in the Living Heritage\/Intangible Cultural Heritage [ICH] and ICH-sourced livelihoods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf4cba\" data-id=\"3bf4cba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835a0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"835a0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes14-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes14-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes14-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes14-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes14.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99c148b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99c148b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f87c32\" data-id=\"1f87c32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450dab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450dab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We facilitate collaboration between organizations working in ICH and internationally recognized researchers and practitioners, including faculty at UNBC and other academic institutions in Canada and around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6bd5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6bd5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bdc852\" data-id=\"3bdc852\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b60c47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0b60c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dbb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38dbb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Objectives<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939daab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"939daab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the spirit of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, our specific objectives are to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ca8341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ca8341\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b30e5f\" data-id=\"8b30e5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7706e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-feature-list\" data-id=\"7706e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"-icon-position-left -tablet-icon-position-left -mobile-icon-position-left\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"eael-feature-list-7706e02\" class=\"eael-feature-list-items circle stacked \">\n\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8eb0654\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-0\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/h3\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Recognize, promote, and safeguard intangible cultural heritage [ICH], also known as living heritage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8eeaee3\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-1\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/h3\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Strengthen avenues for language acquisition, retention, transmission, and revitalization<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-071aa60\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-2\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/h3\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Provide the conditions for the transmission of ICH through knowledge-exchange, ICH-driven pedagogies, creation and dissemination of best-practices, innovative use of digital technologies, youth mobility, and capacity-building<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b1bc22\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-3\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/h3\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Cooperate closely with UNESCO, other UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks on relevant programs, workshops, and activities<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-534b85b\" data-id=\"534b85b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9762fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-feature-list\" data-id=\"9762fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"-icon-position-left -tablet-icon-position-left -mobile-icon-position-left\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"eael-feature-list-9762fb5\" class=\"eael-feature-list-items circle stacked \">\n\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7ad4d63\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-0\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/h3\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Collaborate with communities, organizations, NGOs, governments, Indigenous peoples, and the international community to support ICH-sourced livelihoods, including languages, through capacity building and self-determination over intangible cultural heritage elements<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c834f10\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-1\">\n\n\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><\/h3\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Bring intangible cultural heritage and sustainable economic pathways closer together, to find a balance between economic growth, socio-environmental well-being, and cultural resiliency<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-128ef6f elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"128ef6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9823c82\" data-id=\"9823c82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f8c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57f8c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes13-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes13-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes13-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cultural-landscapes13.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ce8701\" data-id=\"6ce8701\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da74e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da74e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since Canada has not ratified the 2003 UNESCO <em>Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage<\/em>, very little research has emerged in Canada linking ICH and sustainable livelihoods.<\/p><p>There is general consensus on the lack of understanding of ICH in Canada, creating a need for ICH policy work, effective language transmission, and valuation of cultural expressions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b4a735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b4a735\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be719fc\" data-id=\"be719fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbe63e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbbe63e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our overarching goal is to catalyze the need for ICH recognition and actuate the recommendations made by our partner organizations, participants at the 2022 Conversations on ICH Conference, UNESCO, and Indigenous communities as well as respond to the recommendations outlined in the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) and the Truth and Reconcilication\u2019s Calls to Action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3b13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3b13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the \u2018spirit\u2019 of our work is drawn from the past, our knowledge-creation is driven by contemporary realities to envision a sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and culturally and linguistically vibrant future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9ef82d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9ef82d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d433dfe\" data-id=\"d433dfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b412b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73b412b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae8803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bae8803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guiding Principles<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d965b37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d965b37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10032f5\" data-id=\"10032f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3f684 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ef3f684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d62814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d62814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICH is living heritage<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7c015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee7c015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This means that it is both \u2018traditional\u2019 and \u2018contemporary\u2019; it is alive and evolving. ICH represents traditions inherited from the past but also contemporary rural and urban practices in which diverse cultural groups take part<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de6e0e5\" data-id=\"de6e0e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0846ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0846ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Levonne-Thue_Milk-Straining_Kristin-Catherwood-1024x680.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-636\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Levonne-Thue_Milk-Straining_Kristin-Catherwood-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Levonne-Thue_Milk-Straining_Kristin-Catherwood-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Levonne-Thue_Milk-Straining_Kristin-Catherwood-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Levonne-Thue_Milk-Straining_Kristin-Catherwood.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2c2d88 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2c2d88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa6b2c\" data-id=\"2fa6b2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04bee96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04bee96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cooking-bannock-Pat-Jardine-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-312\" alt=\"Heritage Saskatchewan - Cooking bannock by Pat Jardine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cooking-bannock-Pat-Jardine-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cooking-bannock-Pat-Jardine-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cooking-bannock-Pat-Jardine-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cooking-bannock-Pat-Jardine-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cooking-bannock-Pat-Jardine-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Heritage Saskatchewan - Cooking bannock by Pat Jardine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4365d2\" data-id=\"b4365d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee5922 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cee5922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d8158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d8158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICH is community-based and identified<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07848dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07848dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intangible cultural heritage can only be heritage when it is recognized as such by the communities, groups or individuals that create, maintain and transmit it \u2013 nobody else can decide for them that a given expression or practice is their heritage.<\/p><p><em>(adapted from UNESCO ICH Convention)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-502985a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502985a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b011be\" data-id=\"1b011be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642d765 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"642d765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b874e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b874e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICH is inclusive<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82fabc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c82fabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICH is inclusive: we may share expressions of intangible cultural heritage similar to those practiced by others. Whether from the neighbouring village, a city on the opposite side of the world, or adapted by peoples who have migrated to a different region, they all are intangible cultural heritage, passed from one generation to the next, evolving in response to their environments, and contributing to a sense of identity and continuity.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d3195\" data-id=\"29d3195\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bde839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bde839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Project-la-francophonie-au-canada10-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Project-la-francophonie-au-canada10-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Project-la-francophonie-au-canada10-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Project-la-francophonie-au-canada10-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Project-la-francophonie-au-canada10.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c81c95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c81c95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ec842\" data-id=\"65ec842\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f317c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f317c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a living link from our past, through the present, and into our future. Intangible cultural heritage contributes to social cohesion, encouraging a sense of identity and responsibility which helps individuals to feel part of one or more communities and of society at large.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11be120 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11be120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac0bdb0\" data-id=\"ac0bdb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5456a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef5456a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boreal-apiary-08-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-598\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boreal-apiary-08-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boreal-apiary-08-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boreal-apiary-08-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/boreal-apiary-08.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8ef0b\" data-id=\"1c8ef0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e958e03 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e958e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005b43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"005b43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICH is representative<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed2fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed2fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Intangible cultural heritage is not merely valued as a cultural good, on a comparative basis, for its exclusivity or its exceptional value. It thrives from its roots in communities and depends on those whose knowledge of traditions, skills and, customs are passed on to the rest of the community, from generation to generation, or to other communities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5d0ad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5d0ad2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecad5f8\" data-id=\"ecad5f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15a193 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c15a193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d1183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35d1183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colonization and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Canada<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fb452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62fb452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nctr.ca\/about\/history-of-the-trc\/trc-website\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, more than a century of assimilationist policies targeted intangible cultural heritage and languages of Indigenous peoples. Despite the damage caused by these forces, Indigenous peoples have been resilient and continue to maintain, transmit, and revitalize their living heritage in a contemporary world. Our work aims to support the rights of Indigenous peoples to practice and safeguard their own cultural traditions. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abf4c5\" data-id=\"7abf4c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43be3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43be3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ICH-moosehide01-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-628\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ICH-moosehide01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ICH-moosehide01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ICH-moosehide01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ICH-moosehide01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.livingheritage.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ICH-moosehide01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fd7ca8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fd7ca8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56b1d48\" data-id=\"56b1d48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da457b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da457b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/indigenouspeoples\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/11\/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present, and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About UNESCO Chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods The UNESCO Chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods promotes an integrated system of research, teaching and training, as well as community engagement and communication in the Living Heritage\/Intangible Cultural Heritage [ICH] and ICH-sourced livelihoods. 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