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	World Heritage Welcome
		There are places in nature and culture with a value and importance reaching far across geographical and political boundaries, and each year the United Nations' World Heritage List grows, as new sites of nature and culture which are considered exceptional, are added.
		This is embodied in the international treaty "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage", adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
		For a complete listing of World Cultural Heritage Sites, the criteria for their nomination, and further links, please refer to the official UNESCO-listing.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk (612 words)

	Afghanistan Cultural Heritage - Sloane Art Library - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This short guide aims to provide an introduction* to resources for the study of Afghanistan's rich heritage from prehistoric to modern, representing many cultures, religions, and dynasties.
		AIAS is a private, non-profit organization run by scholars with the aim of promoting and encouraging the systematic study of culture, society, land, languages, health, peoples and history of Afghanistan.
		A comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the cultural heritage of Afghanistan, with links to individual topics and site, historiography, bibliography, background on museums.
	www.lib.unc.edu /art/afghanart.html (1793 words)

	CHICO: Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach
		Welcome to the front page for the Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach (CHICO) based at the University of Michigan School of Information.
		These communities may be as nearby as the projects engaged in by the "Students on Site" or as far-reaching as the communities addressed in more global studies, such as the archaeological exhibits about "Foods of the Ancient World" or the exhibit about the 500-year history of African people in the Americas.
		Many of the CHICO websites include resource materials for K-12 students and teachers, and all are invited to explore in greater depth the topics here presented.
	www.si.umich.edu /chico (227 words)

	New Zealand Travel: Eco Cultural Heritage Trails Tours and Culture in King Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When complete, it will be a comprehensive guide to the country’s peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
		The information that is seen as important to tribal identity includes: canoes ancestors tribal boundaries and resources cultural icons major events the tribe today.
		These cover topics including: when they migrated where they came from and where they settled what they have contributed to New Zealand retaining their home culture.
	kingcountry.co.nz /viewSubCat.php?sid=197&PHPSESSID=50b0446a82b0ed7356... (804 words)

	Linda Tillery Cultural Heritage Choir
		Within months she had assembled the Cultural Heritage Choir, originally a six-member ensemble to perform spirituals, work and play songs, field hollers and other slave songs in the folk tradition.
		Today, the Cultural Heritage Choir - featuring Rhonda Benin, Elouise Burrell, Melanie DeMore, Emma Foster-Fiege, and Linda Tillery - is one of the vital performing groups in its field, bringing traditional forms of African American culture to the stage.
		Solidly rooted in the past, all the way back to the African-derived Gullah culture of the South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands, the CHC has a powerful vision of the future, as well.
	www.singers.com /world/culturalheritage.html (484 words)

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