INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS IN RESPECT OF THE UNESCO NOMINATION OF THE PIREKUA, TRADITIONAL SONG OF THE PUREPECHA, MEXICO

Institutional positions in respect of the UNESCO nomination of the pirekua, traditional song of the Purepecha, Mexico

This article analyses the process of UNESCO nomination of the pirekua, the traditional song of the indigenous Purepecha people (Mexico).The nomination of the pirekua as Intangible Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO was controversial.Purepecha communities were neither informed nor consulted about Snackbars the nomination, a situation which then led to

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