Hi, need to submit a 1250 words paper on the topic Threat to Cultural Conservation and Resolutions.

Hi, need to submit a 1250 words paper on the topic Threat to Cultural Conservation and Resolutions. The rapid advancement of technology has ushered in a massive change in our lifestyle, disturbing ecological balance and leading to major climate change and natural disasters. At the same time, the identity of indigenous people and their community has come across major threats from the development and urbanization processes. In the 1950s and 60s, one million acres of impoundment was created to build a hydroelectric dam to produce electricity and flood control measures during snowmelt from the nearby mountains. For decades, every spring, the water level in the dam is lowered to serve as a reservoir for the upstream snowmelt which is later released downstream in a controlled manner. The past spring, however, raised huge issue with the Native Americans whose territory borders the impoundment. A burial ground was discovered in the area when the water level was lowered and Native Americans claimed the ground as the burial ground of their ancestors. The indigenous tribes now want the water level to remain at a low level so that bones of their ancestors remain intact and sanctity of their cultural dynamics can be maintained.

The cultural identity is an integral part of the human race across the globe. The indigenous people can be broadly defined as ‘aboriginal ethnic societies of the Americas, which constitute a traditional unit of group conscience, identity, and culture, with their own spiritual, social, economic, political, legal, self-government and self-determination systems’ (Santoyo, 2006). The genuine concern of the anthropologists for the fast disappearance of some of the indigenous communities due to urbanization and unprecedented advancement of technology is an extremely serious issue and needs to be addressed. The decline of indigenous culture can be contributed to the fast deteriorating natural resources and destruction of the environment.&nbsp.