Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?
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Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?
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Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?
Description
April 12, 2024
From Neapolitan pizza and Belgian beer culture to Arabic coffee, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list serves as a guardian of globally cherished traditions. However, Canada has not signed onto the 2003 convention with more than 700 recognized entries, and many Indigenous advocates are calling on the federal government for a change. Neetu Garcha reports.
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Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?02:49 | April 12, 2024 -
German energy company signs landmark LNG deal with proposed B.C. plant01:47 | July 29, 2026 -
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Hot, dry conditions fuel B.C. wildfires as evacuation orders expand02:06 | July 23, 2026 -
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Operation Hard Ball: 3 alleged B.C. gangsters seeking bail01:37 | July 9, 2026 -
What’s in B.C. and Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar MOU?02:26 | July 2, 2026 -
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B.C. First Nations, premier oppose Carney-Smith pipeline deal01:57 | May 15, 2026 -
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Tumbler Ridge shooter: What we know about Jesse Van Rootselaar02:27 | February 12, 2026 -
Tumbler Ridge residents mourn mass shooting victims02:08 | February 12, 2026 -
‘No greater healer than love’: Nova Scotia shooting victim’s sister shares advice with Tumbler Ridge02:02 | February 11, 2026 -
Politicians united in grief for Tumbler Ridge shooting victims02:27 | February 11, 2026 -
What we know about the Tumbler Ridge shooting victims, suspect02:58 | February 11, 2026 -
‘It doesn’t feel real’: Tumbler Ridge in shock after 8 murdered in mass school shooting02:30 | February 11, 2026 -
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Photojournalist Amber Bracken testifies in press freedom trial01:57 | January 14, 2026 -
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Environmental groups decry Liberal pipeline memorandum01:57 | November 28, 2025 -
Ottawa, B.C. unveil anti-extortion measures02:08 | November 28, 2025 -
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Pipeline politics: First Nations, Alberta energy sector divided on possible deal01:44 | November 26, 2025 -
Carney to add LNG, hydro, nickel projects to fast-track list02:06 | November 12, 2025 -
Indigenous Diversion Centre opens in Prince George03:17 | October 14, 2025 -
One of Canada’s most wanted killers, Robby al-Khalil, arrested in Qatar01:26 | September 7, 2025
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Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?02:49 | April 12, 2024
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What’s in B.C. and Ottawa’s multibillion-dollar MOU?02:26 | July 2, 2026
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Canadian with hantavirus was isolating with partner02:04 | May 16, 2026
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Photojournalist Amber Bracken testifies in press freedom trial01:57 | January 14, 2026
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Carney to add LNG, hydro, nickel projects to fast-track list02:06 | November 12, 2025
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Indigenous Diversion Centre opens in Prince George03:17 | October 14, 2025
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One of Canada’s most wanted killers, Robby al-Khalil, arrested in Qatar01:26 | September 7, 2025
Could UNESCO cultural list help safeguard Indigenous heritage in Canada?
Description
April 12, 2024
From Neapolitan pizza and Belgian beer culture to Arabic coffee, UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list serves as a guardian of globally cherished traditions. However, Canada has not signed onto the 2003 convention with more than 700 recognized entries, and many Indigenous advocates are calling on the federal government for a change. Neetu Garcha reports.
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