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		<title>State of World&#8217;s Indigenous Peoples Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An excerpt relating to the Healing capabilities of our Mother Earth (from the report)

&#8220;Researchers state that of the more than 130 clinically useful major prescription drugs that are derived from plants, over 70 per cent of them came to the attention of pharmaceutical companies because of their use in traditional systems of medicine. Examples include [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/state-of-worlds-indigenous-peoples-report/</link>
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		<title>Preservation of Ancient Cultures and Globalization Scenario</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
22-24 November 2002
Bryant Hall, University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand

This conference was organized in collaboration with the School for Maori &#038; Pacific Development University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand (AOTEAROA). Papers were presented in the following categories: Indigenous Culture Scenario, Inventory of Indigenous Cultures of the world, Value Systems and Traditions of Indigenous Cultures, Sources [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/preservation-of-ancient-cultures-and-globalization-scenario/</link>
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		<title>First International Conference of Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures</title>
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4-9 February 2003
Mumbai, India
This conference was organized by World Council of Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures (WCEAT), a non-political, non-religious, non-profit Socio cultural forum of ICCS Inc., in association with Vishwa Adhyayan Kendra, Mumbai; Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini International and SNDT Womens&#8217; University, Mumbai. Representatives of indigenous cultures had come from Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/first-international-conference-of-elders-of-ancient-traditions-and-cultures/</link>
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		<title>Indo-Romuva Cultural Conference</title>
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The 1st conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World 11-12 October, 2003
Atlantic City, USA
The conference was organized in collaboration with the World Congress of Ethnic Religions (WCER), Lithuania. The conference brought together eminent scholars belonging to Indian and Romuvan tradition from Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, North America and India. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/indo-romuva-cultural-conference/</link>
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		<title>Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples</title>
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The 2nd conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World 26-28 March, 2004
Washington, D.C., USA
The conference was organized in collaboration with The African Traditional Spiritual Coalition, Washington DC. The African Traditional Spiritual Coalition of Washington, DC is a non-profit member organization comprised of 14 Spiritual Houses whose practices are deeply [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/spirituality-of-indigenous-peoples/</link>
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		<title>Hindu-Lakota Community Conference</title>
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The 3th conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World 24 July 2004
Pineridge, South Dakota, USA
This conference as a whole provided a great opportunity for Hindu and Lakota communities to explore
the richness of both the ancient cultures. Click here to see the report.
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		<link>http://iccsus.org/hindu-lakota-community-conference/</link>
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		<title>Haudenosaunee and  Hindu Cultures</title>
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The 4th conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World 17-19 September 2004
Rochester, NY, USA
This conference will be organized in collaboration with Native American Cultural center, Rochester and Tree of Peace Society with the theme “Haudenosaunee- Hindu Cultures”. Haudenosaunee is a general term used to refer to the Six Nations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/haudenosaunee-and-hindu-cultures/</link>
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		<title>Science of Survival in the Ancient Traditions and Cultures</title>
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The 5th conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World April 30-May 1, 2005
Club House, East Brooke Town-homes, Brighton, Rochester, NY, 14618, USA
This conference aimed to bring together people from many traditional backgrounds to explore ancient traditions that predate the “Christian era” and their application in today’s society. This conference [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/science-of-survival-in-the-ancient-traditions-and-cultures/</link>
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		<title>Hindu – Maya Cultural Similarities</title>
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The 6th conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World May 29-30, 2005
Maya Village Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Hindu and the Maya traditions and cultures are one of the ancient in the world. The conference and workshop looked at the similarities in these cultures and traditions as well as workshops were conducted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/hindu-%e2%80%93-maya-cultural-similarities/</link>
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		<title>Ancient Family Traditions of Asian, African, Latin, Hebrew and Native  American Cultures and their Relevance in Modern Times</title>
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The 7th conference in the series of understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the World 17-18 September, 2005
Atlanta, GA, USA
This conference explored ancient cultural traditions and how they impact the institution of family in  antiquity and modern times. Family is the foundation of human civilization. The weight of human society rests on the family. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://iccsus.org/ancient-family-traditions-of-asian-african-latin-hebrew-and-native-american-cultures-and-their-relevance-in-modern-times/</link>
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