Holding information within a culture
- Maintaining cultural memory
Description
Holding information within a culture involves intentionally preserving, transmitting, and safeguarding knowledge, practices, and values unique to a community. This strategy ensures continuity, identity, and resilience by using oral traditions, rituals, documentation, and education. It remedies risks of cultural erosion, loss of traditional skills, and external misappropriation by maintaining controlled access and fostering intergenerational learning, thus supporting the community’s autonomy and adaptive capacity in the face of change or external pressures.
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Global strategies
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral strategies
Subject
- Information » Information
- Amenities » Maintenance
- Psychology » Psychology
- Culture » Culture
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Language
English
1A4N
J6148
DOCID
12061480
D7NID
203668
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024