Preservation and Management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Resources in the Information Society: An Outline of the Solution through Emerging uses of ICTs
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2022-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
The goal of this exploratory study is to identify the methods and resources that can help create an
information system for cultural heritage resources of an indigenous community. As they live in
secluded, self-contained groupings and are completely different in terms of culture and ethnicity
from modern cultures, the aboriginal peoples, who were India's first residents, are the least developed
in terms of economic development and social standing.The management of cultural heritage resources
can best be accessed and experienced when they are in operational condition, as it requires
consideration of the lives and living conditions of local communities. Throughout history, many
indigenous cultures have either disappeared or have been marginalised to the point of extinction
due to colonisation, ignorance of modern civilizations, etc. This paper describes the creation and
design of a prototype digital indigenous or aboriginal cultural heritage archive, as libraries,
archives, and museums are capable of preserving, disseminating, and reusing such indispensable
resources. Only open source software and open standards are being used as technical equipment to
carry out this study. This prototype comprises the native indigenous community cultural heritage
resources of the Rabha tribal group of the Eastern part of India as a proof of concept and considers
the necessity of integrating such a system with the traditional library retrieval system for complex
information management needs.
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13th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022
Keywords
Digital Archive, Heritage Resource Management, Indigenous Culture, Tribal Group, Aboriginal People, Rabha Tribe