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Traditional Water Systems and Cultural Practices in India
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Blood Must Encounter Water: Tasattyq Sacrifice Ritual in Syr Darya Delta and Sustainable Water Management
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Taegyo, Korean Prenatal Education Culture and Its Sustainable Value
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Rites of Motherhood: Filipino Folk Practices and Herbal Medicine
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Håya Foundation; ‘Guma Yo’amte: Restoring Faith in Native Healing’
Jaha Cummings & Zita Pangelinan Co-Founders, Håya Cultural Heritage, Preservation & Development Foundation, Inc. Since our establishment in Guam in 2004, the Håya Foundation