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Cultural Diversity and Preservation
Posts in this category are about Cultural Diversity and Preservation. Each time a language or culture is lost, we lose an irreplaceable and exquisite way of being. Each time a well-loved building is torn down without a trace, or a gathering place paved over, a strand of culture is frayed. It is important to find ways to keep the whole spectrum of cultural practices vibrant and alive.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
MALAWI: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women's Access to Land
LILONGWE, Mar 9 (IPS) - Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi,
was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she
assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating
together since they got married. But this was not the case.
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(0)ECUADOR: Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
QUITO, Mar 9 (IPS) - Science fiction blockbuster Avatar was the big
loser in the Oscar awards ceremony - not only a blow for director
James Cameron but also seen as a symbolic reverse in the struggle
to recover Amazon rainforest areas in Ecuador from the effects of
oil pollution.
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Portland City Council may delay vote on Memorial Coliseum finalists
Portland Mayor Sam Adams said Tuesday night he will hash out the current operating agreement for Memorial Coliseum in advance of Thursday's council vote on finalists. The Trail Blazers currently hold operating options on the coliseum, making it difficult for anyone else to make money off the building unless the agreement is changed.
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