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Vanishing Cultures Project

Take Action for Indigenous Peoples in the Wake of Columbus Day

Nina Wegner | Posted 12.10.2012 | Impact
Read More: Vanishing Cultures Project, Indigenous Rights, Indigenous People, Columbus Day, Columbus Day History, Christopher Columbus, Impact News
Nina Wegner

Right now is the perfect time to think about those throughout history and across the world who, because of their regional, cultural, or ethnic ties, have been colonized, marginalized, displaced, or oppressed.

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Tradition 'Wrestles' With Modernity at Mongolia's Naadam Festival

Nina Wegner | Posted 09.15.2012 | Impact
Read More: Vanishing-Cultures-Project, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar-Mongolia, Mongolian Culture, Naadam, Slidepollajax, Impact News
Nina Wegner

In our efforts to research the effects of globalization on Mongolia's traditional culture, we've found ourselves here this afternoon to record one of Mongolia's centuries-old surviving traditions.

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How Indigenous Cultures Can Save The Modern World

Nina Wegner | Posted 04.07.2012 | Impact
Read More: Vanishing Cultures Project, Sustainability, Activism, Vanishing Cultures, Impact News
Nina Wegner

Think about this: Anthropologists and linguists say that every two weeks a unique language disappears with its last surviving speaker. As we celebrate...

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