The work of the Indigenous Heritage Working Group is a critical aspect of ICOMOS’ ability to meet its mandate of providing guidance on the conservation of cultural heritage and on supporting the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Following the unanimous approval by the ICOMOS General Assembly in Delhi of a resolution on Indigenous heritage, an Ad Hoc Committee of members from various national and international scientific committees initiated the steps leading to the creation of an ICOMOS Working Group on Indigenous heritage.
Between November 2020 and March 2021, ICOMOS Canada will serve as the Secretariat for the Working Group. As the Secretariat, ICOMOS Canada will convene stakeholders internationally to explore guiding principles and prepare a Terms of Reference that will guide the ICOMOS working group on Indigenous heritage for the years to come.
ICOMOS Canada is also proud to partner with the Indigenous Heritage Circle (IHC) to further preservation efforts of Indigenous heritage in Canada and globally. The IHC is providing their guidance and expertise in the Steering Committee of the project. The IHC is an Indigenous-designed and Indigenous-led organization founded in 2016. We are dedicated to the advancement of cultural heritage priorities that are of importance to Métis, Inuit, and First Nations Peoples in Canada.
While the initial work focuses on Indigenous heritage and World Heritage, the need to understand and provide guidance on Indigenous cultural heritage is much broader and as such requires strong partnerships with other organizations and the support of numerous institutions. In particular, ICOMOS’s working group aims to become a platform for leaders of Indigenous Peoples to shape the definition of good practice and solid theory in conserving cultural heritage of significance to Indigenous Peoples around the world.
The purpose of these webinar discussions is to invite Indigenous leaders and practitioners in the field of Indigenous heritage to provide feedback, reflections, ideas, and critiques of each theme to support the development of Guiding Principles and of Terms of Reference for the Working Group.
November 26th, 2020, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST
Place, Nature, Culture, and Environment
To register (spaces limited): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIod-GqpzwqHNR7GRoqz205G54t5eTRR71S
December 15th, 2020, 3:30 – 5:30 PM EST
Property & Co-Management in collaboration with US ICOMOS
To register (spaces limited): https://canada.icomos.org/event/property-and-co-management/
January 19th, 2021, 3:30 – 5:30 PM EST
Authenticity & Outstanding Universal Value
Registration opening soon.
Questions will be distributed to registrants two days in advance of each webinar.
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