heritage groups
Cultural preservation societies
Heritage groups are organizations focused on preserving and promoting the culture, history, or traditions of a particular ethnic, national, or regional community.
The term sometimes serves as a euphemism for white nationalist or white supremacist organizations: The rally was organized by several heritage groups claiming to defend Southern identity.
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- folk musicCommunity-born acoustic songs
- archivesStored historical documents
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- indigenous languagesSpeech native to a region
native tongue · festivals · monuments · sacred sites · ancestral homeland · old country · social clubs · oral traditions · ancestry · historical societies · family reunions · tribal elders · oral histories · living history · traditional crafts · commemorations · genealogy · community centers