Assignment on Dissertation (PDF)

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Dissertation Chapter -Literature Review

Table of ContentsPOLICY REVIEW...........................................................................................................................1RIGHT TO MAINTAIN, CONTROL, PROTECT AND DEVELOP CULTURAL HERITAGEBY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVING IN Sri Lanka......................................................................1Introduction.................................................................................................................................1Indigenous peoples of Sri Lanka.................................................................................................2Protect Cultural and intellectual property...................................................................................2Achievements and challenges.....................................................................................................4Recommendations.......................................................................................................................4Conclusion...................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

POLICY REVIEWRIGHT TO MAINTAIN, CONTROL, PROTECT AND DEVELOPCULTURAL HERITAGE BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVING IN SriLankaIntroductionThe United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in itsArticle 31 assures that Indigenous people have rights to maintain, protect, control and alsodevelop their traditional knowledge, cultural heritage, cultural expressions, cultures andtechnologies. These people also have right to maintain, protect and also develop their intellectualproperty over such traditional knowledge, cultural expression and cultural heritage. It isimportant because Indigenous group find themselves in bottom layer of the classes1. Sri Lanka isa pluralistic country that includes Muslim, Singhala and Tamil communities. In Sri Lanka,Indigenous people are known as Veddas who are self- identified native communities for aninstance Bintenne Veddas, Coast Veddas and Anuradhapura Veddas. This country is home to bediverse the culture of indigenous which have combined to influence its societal make- up. Veddapeople are last indigenous tribe which still in an existence on island of Sri Lanka. In this, Vedda“Forest People” are unfortunately visited and where the Veddas show visitors their life way. For past 25 centuries or more than this, indigenous community of Sri Lanka has beentroubled through successive waves of colonization and immigration that started with an arrival ofSinhalese from North India in 5th century BC. Veddas constitute is very small proportion of totalpopulation of Sri Lanka. The current estimation is among 5000 to 10000. “Veddha” are influencethrough imposing the dominant culture which they are losing their traditions and impact on thelivelihood for the centuries2. The contemporary Vedda culture is marked through prolongsinteraction both with Tamils and Singalese. These are the two most largest ethnic groups in SriLanka. In context to this, in keeping with commitment of the Dilmah's community to preservingthe cultural heritage, Dilmah Conservation has been taken some steps in order to assistIndigenous Veddah community in order to maintain their cultural identity and also increase theirlivelihoods.121

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