cultural revitalization
KUL-cher-ul reh-vy-tuh-lih-ZAY-shun
ˈkʌltʃərəl ˌriːvaɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃənListen
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the deliberate process by which communities recover, strengthen, and sustain cultural practices, languages, ceremonies, arts, and knowledge systems that have been suppressed, disrupted, or diminished through colonialism, forced assimilation, displacement, or other forms of cultural violence; encompasses language immersion programmes, intergenerational transmission of traditional knowledge, revival of ceremony and spiritual practice, and the reclamation of cultural property including sacred objects, human remains, and archival materials held by museums and research institutions
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