Arts & Culture
Cultural Responses to Globalization in Indigenous Communities
Quick fact
Despite centuries of pressure, many indigenous communities are not passively absorbing global culture; they are actively using social media to revive endangered languages and share their own narratives, flipping the script on assimilation.
Why this is interesting
When a global fast-food chain opens in a remote indigenous village, do the locals simply abandon their traditions, or do they find ways to put their own stamp on it?