Web resource launch: Fataluku cultural heritage, 10 am, Thursday 21 July, US Embassy, Dili

The launch marks the end of the first stage of a research project undertaken by Many Hands International to document endangered forms of cultural expression of the Fataluku people. Over a year, our team of local researchers visited Fataluku communities throughout the Administrative Posts of Lospalos, Lautem and Tutuala, recording more than thirty elements of cultural  heritage in text, videos and photos. This information was analysed, translated and uploaded to our website. Information collected is now freely available in English and Fataluku, presented in sections: musical instruments, songs, stories, traditional knowledge and craftsmanship, including pottery and weaving and tools.

Future stages will include ongoing collection and analysis of cultural information and provision of material in Tetun and Indonesian.  It is hoped that this valuable information will eventually be displayed in the museum planned for the Centro Cultura Lautem, for all community members to enjoy.

MHI acknowledges with grateful thanks funding for the data collection phase (2011-2014) from the U.S. Ambassadors’ Fund for Cultural Preservation through the U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste. Funding for the documentation phase was provided by Deakin University, and the dissemination phase has been supported by the University of Melbourne.

Check out the resource here

Kontaktu: Team Leader Nelinha  (+670) 7799 7661 /  admin@manyhands.org.au
http://www.manyhands.org.au