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"More than 6.6 million refugees live in camps located largely in Africa, Asia
and the Middle East. In these camp communities, unique cultural practices can
arise. In our new research, we found the oral histories and healing practices
of the Bhutanese refugees in Nepal changed over the decades they spent in
camps.
In other words, camps foster new and unique cultural practices.
Camps are dynamic, culturally significant spaces. This finding does not
celebrate refugee camps. It does recognise the strength and tenacity of people
living in these situations.
But the cultural practices in the Bhutanese camps are now threatened because
the refugees and their cultural practices don’t have legal protections. We
propose the significance of these cultural practices may provide an alternative
pathway to protection."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
