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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (ICH) SECRETARIAT ST. KITTS AND NEVIS LIVING HERITAGE
GOALS
- Conduct community research activities to identify, and document ICH Elements in St. Kitts and Nevis in need of safeguarding.
- Work with St. Kitts and Nevis Communities to establish a National ICH Elements Inventory List.
- Create a National ICH Policy to Safeguard St. Kitts and Nevis Traditional/Knowledge Bearers, ICH Elements, and environment.
- Submit St. Kitts and Nevis ICH Elements to the UNESCO Representative List of The ICH of Humanity.
MISSION
- Build awareness about the Convention and about the current state of St. Kitts and Nevis’ ICH;
- Build the capacity of persons in both state and privately run entities to properly document and inventory SKN’s ICH;
- Identify persons and communities associated with the practice of particular elements;
- Ensure that persons associated with particular elements are engaged in the process of developing an inventory as well as ideas about how to safeguard the elements;
- Document the processes and components of elements;
- Identify elements, which may be in need of urgent safeguarding;
- Assess the degree to which elements are endangered due to the possibility of natural or man made disasters;
- Provide accurate information and educational materials for the practitioners and communities associated with SKN’s ICH through development of a national website to create public awareness about the importance of safeguarding ICH.
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Domains
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![TRADITIONAL CRAFT_SKN](https://www.culture.gov.kn/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TRADITIONAL-CRAFT_SKN-800x600.png)
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