Conversations on Intangible Cultural Heritage

May 17 and 24, 2022, on-line

The aim of this conference is to draw on the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and to initiate a national dialogue about ICH. By initiating conversations, the conference hopes to raise awareness and visibility about the importance of ICH, support knowledge-exchange and resource mobilization, promote initiatives and good practices, and contribute to the development and growth of the ICH network in Canada. 

The dialogue will be set over a span of two days and will bring in practitioners, governments, community members, academics, students, and other stakeholders interested in heritage. The conference is free and open to the public but registration is required.

Please register here: Registration Form

The conference will be carried out in English and French with simultaneous translation. This does not reflect the rich diversity of Indigenous and other languages throughout Canada. When possible, efforts will be made to showcase this linguistic diversity. CCUNESCO will coordinate a public-facing, high-level executive summary document of the proceedings (example: Global Indigenous Circle on Open Science and Decolonization of Knowledge). Participants will be asked to provide speaking notes to the organizers ahead of time for the interpreters, but also as contributions to an outcome publication.

ICH is not limited to academic knowledge. It is foremost important to consider the daily experiences of individuals belonging to different social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and their various strategies to deal with cultural safeguarding, language preservation, intergenerational transmission, Indigenous knowledge revival. In this regard, contribution from ICH custodians and culture-keepers is especially relevant. Because it offers new insight into the variety of ways in which human beings deal with the preservation of their intangible cultural heritage elements, the conference panels will be weaved in with “showcases” of ICH elements throughout the two days.

This conference would not be possible without the generous support from CCUNESCO.

À propos la confĂ©rence « Conversations sur le patrimoine culturel immatĂ©riel Â» 

mardi le 17 mai et mardi le 24 mai, en-ligne

L’objectif de cette confĂ©rence est de s’appuyer sur la Convention de l’UNESCO pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatĂ©riel de 2003 pour initier un dialogue national sur le PCI. En initiant des conversations, la confĂ©rence espĂšre accroĂźtre la sensibilisation et la visibilitĂ© de l’importance du PCI, soutenir l’Ă©change de connaissances et la mobilisation des ressources, promouvoir des initiatives et de bonnes pratiques, et contribuer au dĂ©veloppement et Ă  la croissance du rĂ©seau de PCI au Canada.

Le dialogue se dĂ©roulera sur deux jours et rĂ©unira des praticiens, des gouvernements, des membres de la communautĂ©, des universitĂ©s et instituts, aussi que des Ă©tudiants et des parties prenantes. Des personnes intĂ©ressĂ©es par le patrimoine et leur propre hĂ©ritage ont la bienvenue. Cette confĂ©rence aura lieu sur la plateforme Zoom. La confĂ©rence est gratuite et ouverte au public, mais l’inscription est obligatoire. 

Veuillez vous inscrire ici : Formulaire d’inscription.

La confĂ©rence sera prĂ©sentĂ©e en anglais et en français avec interprĂ©tation simultanĂ©e. Cependant, les langues autochtones et autres seront Ă©galement fortement mises en valeur pour illustrer la diversitĂ© linguistique au Canada. Le patrimoine culturel immatĂ©riel ne se limite pas aux connaissances acadĂ©miques. CCUNESCO coordonnera un document de synthĂšse de haut niveau destinĂ© au public (example: Global Indigenous Circle on Open Science and Decolonization of Knowledge). On demandera aux participants de fournir Ă  l’avance des notes d’allocution aux organisateurs et les interprĂštes, mais Ă©galement en tant que contributions Ă  une publication finale.

Il est avant tout, important de considĂ©rer les expĂ©riences quotidiennes des individus et leurs contextes sociaux, culturels et linguistiques aussi que diverses stratĂ©gies Ă  la prĂ©servation de la langue, Ă  la transmission intergĂ©nĂ©rationnelle et au renouvellement des savoirs autochtones. À cet Ă©gard, la contribution des gardiens de la culture est particuliĂšrement pertinente

Cette conférence ne serait pas possible sans le généreux soutien de la CCUNESCO.

Mawanji’idiwin “Izhitwaawinan bemaadiziwaad mawanji’idiwag”

niisho-giizhigad 17 waabigwani-giizis miinawaa niizho-giizhigad 24 waabigwani-giizis 2022, mazinabikiwebinigan

A’we mawanji’idiwag a’gii maadji’gaganoonidiwag. Mamizhim bemaadiziwaad izhitwaawinan miinawaa inaadiziwinan gaye inwewinaan.  Ninda ozhibii’igade zhaganashiiwisidoon mayagi-inaakonigewin.

Niish gwan a’’nii mawanji’idiwag. Wegimaawabid, gichi-aya’aag, kinomagaashiiwag, ginomageshiiwag, aadisookewininiwag a’gii yaad.  Ininiwag miinawaa ikwewag a’gii dachiikigaazowag bemaadiziwaad izhitwaawinan yaad. Mawanji’idiwag a’gii mi gikendaasowin meshkodoonamaw nitaa-odinawendaan, maamakaajichige bemaadiziwaad izhitwaawinan. Gaawiin mazinaabikiwebinigansii a’we a’wii mawanji’idiwag 2024/A’wii bi- mawanji’idiwag 2024. Zhaaganaashiinowin miinawaa Wemitigoozhiimowin mawanji’idiwag wiiji-aanikanootaage. A’wii Anishinaabemowin dash inwewininaan ayaawag. Biiwidewag a’da wiizhaamaad anishinaabewibii’an biina’wi mazina’igan, “Intangible Cultural Heritage in Canada: Concepts, Cases and Conversations” ezhinikaat. Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville miinaawaa Katharine Turvey a’we ozhibii’igeshiiwag. CC UNESCO a’wii gichi-apiitendaagwad ozhibii’ige gaye. Waabam “Global Indigenous Circle on Open Science and Decolonization of Knowledge” daga sa na.