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Revitalization: Remaking a Culture on Purpose

Most culture change is drift — nobody decides it. Revitalization is different. Anthony F. C. Wallace defined it in 1956 as a deliberate, organized, conscious effort by a society’s own members “to construct a more satisfying culture.” Walk his five stages, compare seven real movements, then see what today’s indigenous rights instruments actually secure.

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Revitalizationpick a lens to begin