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Posts tagged with theme Cultural Transmission
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RIGZIN Women: A Voice That HealsMy childhood gave me certain abilities: I was good at relaxing my mind, I knew how to be my own companion when I felt lonely.
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A Man of Many Talents, Many Tribes:
A Q&A with Dennis Zotigh“As Native people, we have to learn to balance two different worlds.”
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Memory and Craft: Norman Kennedy on KnittingAn expert in both the tradition and the history, Norman Kennedy received an NEA National Heritage Fellowship for his mastery of Scottish weaving, singing, and storytelling.
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Revival of the Weave: Finding Passion for a Punjabi Craft TraditionSprang has been practiced and revived across Europe, North and South America, some parts of the Middle East, and Asia.
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La Cultura Cura: How Latinos Are Reclaiming Their Ancestral DietsWhole Foods didn't invent chia seeds
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Tibetan Folklore in Film:
An Interview with Shide NyimaYou would never know from his bashful laugh, but Shide Nyima is one of the most recognizable faces on Tibetan television.
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Creating a Tapestry of Traditions: The Third Annual Global Folklorist ChallengeUsing the power of their video camera and insightful questions, last year two budding folklorists helped save an ancient craft tradition in India.
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Tastes of Memory: Lavash and Armenian IdentityLight filters in from an open window over mounds of dough resting in Rima Timbaryan’s kitchen. Kindling crackles as it turns to ash in the tonir, and the sounds of women singing drift into the room.
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