Well, I just created a login for the #InternetArchive... And boy, do I have some gems to upload! Maine Queer and Gay materials, controversial radio shows on WMPG, missing artwork and graphics from the What? Magazine archives, some past music shows that either tickled my fancy or that I DJ'ed, maybe even Grandma's recipes... Now that the garden is winding down, I need a new "hobby" (like I don't have enough of them). But seriously... I've been wanting to do this for a while, and with Trump & fiends making stuff disappear, I thought it would be prudent to download as much as I could of the "problematic" materials! And yes. I plan on posting the links here once things are uploaded!
#preservingculture — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #preservingculture, aggregated by home.social.
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Nutrition programs work better when they include #Indigenous food knowledge
Researchers found nutrition programs work better when they include Indigenous food knowledge, local languages, and traditional practices.
By Raquel Brandao, July 24, 2026
Excerpt: "Cameras, cooking and conversation
"Some things worked. #Storytelling, #workshops, and #CookingDemonstrations turned up again and again across the 39 studies, alongside #TalkingCircles, #ShortFilms and #SmartphoneApps.
"The common thread is direction. Each of these methods lets people speak in their own words rather than sit and receive instruction.
"In #NewZealand ( #Aotearoa ), researchers built a mobile health app together with #Māori and #Pasifika partners. The language, the stories, and the pictures all came from the communities the app was meant for.
"Speaking with Earth.com, Rao described a project she led. 'In my own work, and one of the papers reviewed, I have used cameras and #DigitalTools with young women and men in an Indigenous community in #India to document their traditional food knowledges by speaking to the elders, visiting the forests and local markets, talking to women engaged in #foraging and #FoodPreparation.'
"That project is one of the 39 studies in the review. An earlier paper followed ten Santhal young people in eastern India who were trained to make films.
"They made nearly 50 films and screened them in their own villages. Older relatives supplied much of what went into them.
Elders as teachers
"Who holds the knowledge matters as much as what the knowledge is. #Elders, #healers, #farmers, and #women each carry different parts of it.
"None of it arrives as a curriculum. It moves between generations through cooking, gathering and long conversation, which is exactly what a nutrition leaflet cannot carry.
" 'Reclaiming and recognising #IndigenousKnowledge , values and practices to address the different elements of nutrition and health involves recognising intergenerational and wider social relations, and engaging everyone from the elders, healers, educators and farmers to service providers, policymakers and academics, to together raise issues and find solutions,' said Rao.
"Traditional foods carry knowledge of the local landscape in a way nothing else does. The review treats them as practical resources rather than heritage."
#SolarPunkSunday #Technology #IndigenousCommunities #TraditionalKnowledge #TraditionalDiets #FoodForests #Foraging #SharingKnowledge #PreservingCulture #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge #FoodKnowledge #TraditionalFoods
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So, I've been downloading #GBLTQ resources and historical documents (including #QueerTalk, a radio show on #WMPG hosted by one of my first friends after I moved to #Maine). Why am I doing this? Because I don't trust #Trump and fiends to be in charge of public university archives. I'll be uploading those precious digital records to the @internetarchive soon. So grateful IA are there to be an independent repository of #History and #Culture! 📚 🎧 🎥
#PreservingCulture #PreservingHistory #InternetArchive #FundingCuts #MemoryHole #USPol #CharacteristicsOfFascism #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
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[Note: This event has passed. Reposting so folks know who Dwayne Tomah is].
#Wabanaki Voices: Their Stories, Their Art
Friday, August 1, 2025
6:00 to 9:30 PM
Camden Hills State Park
280 Belfast Road #CamdenME 04843 / (207) 236-0849The Wabanaki Presenters:
Dr. #DwayneTomah — #Passamaquoddy language keeper
#LaurenStevens—Passamagquoddy singer & writer/poet
#IsaacSyliboy—#Mikmaq & Passamaquoddy dancer & singer
#RichardSilliboy—Mi'kmaq basket maker
#JanPaul — #Penobscot storyteller & education specialist"Experience an evening of Wabanaki art, dance, song, history, and culture.
Each presenter will share their expertise, followed by a short Q&A session.One night only! Don't miss it.
Be sure to bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic with you. All ages are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Cost: Programs are free with park admission. Day use: $1.00 ages 5-11, $4.00 Maine residents age 12-64, $6.00 non residents age 12-64, $2.00 non residents 65+; persons under 5 & Maine residents 65+ free
Sponsored by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.
#MaineEvents #Maine #WabanakiNations #WabanakiConfederancy #PreservingCulture #NativeAmericanArt #NativeAmericanStorytelling #NativeAmericanPoetry #PreservingLanguage #NativeAmericans #MaineFirstNations
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This event combines two timely topics close to my heart -- #MaineFarms and #Palestine!
Tomato Seed Processing Workshop
Saturday, August 16, 2025
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM#Frith =Farm
61 Ash Swamp Road
#ScarboroughME"Come to Frith Farm in Scarborough for an afternoon of learning, community building, and #DirectAction, as we lend our hands to harvesting and processing these sacred seeds.
"Chloe Hettinger is a seed grower for the #PalestineHeirloomSeedLibrary's #SeedProtectorProject, a project rooted in #Battir, #Palestine and the United States."She will begin the event by speaking about the importance of preserving #heirloom vegetables, fruits, and herbs, and hold a conversation for folks to explore and share their own inherited #foodways.
"The hand-on portion of the event will include harvesting from a seed crop of heirloom tomatoes, processing the seeds from the fruit, and demonstrating the fermentation process that allows tomato seeds to be saved.
"This event is in partnership with the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, and is supported by the #RealOrganicProject."
RSVP here...
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tomato-seed-processing-workshop-tickets-1489659655129#MaineEvents #FreePalestine #SeedSaving #HeirloomSeeds #PreservingCulture
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A Global celebration of indigenous languages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGTLOVxthno
From Brazil to Aotearoa, the state of indigenous languages varied—some have resisted adopting English, while others are on the verge of disappearing. Yet one message rang loud and clear: the urgency of preserving culture, nurturing language, and creating strong pathways for future leaders to carry the revitalisation mahi forward…
#Indigenous #Languages #Celebration #PreservingCulture #Diversity #History #Resistance
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Fines of up to €100,000? That's outrageous! #LanguageMatters #PreservingCulture #NoToForeignWords #KeepItItalian #SupportDiversity https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/europe/italian-government-penalize-english-words-intl/index.html