I came across this proposal made to establish world cultural heritage hay to give indigenous people chance to ‘showcase their culture’  at the UN Department of Public Information News and Media Division New York branch web site. I thought it was a fitting way to end these post since it is the voice of the people themselves. The link is at http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/hr5132.doc.htm it summarizes the presentation made by representatives for indigenous people from all over the world.