Revitalizing indigenous cultural heritage: strengthening resilience, viability, and conservation practices

Indigenous cultural heritage represents the unique features of a community or ethnic group’s historical legacy, which has evolved over centuries. This heritage is crucial for future generations to understand the past, the foundation on which they stand, and their path forward, as it highlights the importance of their ancestors’ achievements and the lessons from their life. Without proper preservation of written records, oral histories and accounts passed down through various forms of formal and informal documentation, this heritage could eventually be lost. This paper aims to explore the importance of protecting the complex cultural identity of indigenous communities and the measures necessary to ensure its long-term preservation.