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Recent Work of ICCS |
Native Indian Tribes of North and South America
ICCS has organized a number of international conferences, published books and journals. More recent initiatives include collaboration with Maoris of New Zealand, Native Indian Tribes of North and South America, Indigenous people of Africa and Romuva people of Europe
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Upcoming Conferences: |
Two Day Interactive
Conference on Religious Freedom
8:00 am to 9:30 pm, Sat, Oct 20 & 8:00 am to 12:30pm Sun, Oct 21 2007
at
The University of Maryland
Shady Grove Campus
9630 Gudelski Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
The Conference will
- Explore and present the concept of. Religious Freedom from the perspective of non-
proselytizing religious traditions;
- Examine the harm that has been done to native religious traditions under the
guise of one-sided definition of “Religious Freedom”
- Discuss why proselytizing amounts to aggression against native traditions and
cultures and why it is unfair to ask such traditions to compete with proselytizing
faiths to covert people of different faiths to your own faith.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
To register, mail the attached form together with your check or credit card authorization.
The registration fee is $50.00 per person (second person from the same family is
$40.00). Registration fee covers admission to all the conference sessions (including
cultural program Saturday evening), all the conference material, breakfast and lunch on
Saturday and Sunday, dinner on Saturday, and all the coffee breaks.
There are a number of inexpensive hotels and motels within a radius of about 2-5 miles.
If you need a list of such facilities, please call Dr. Satish Misra at 301-340-2983 or send
an email to info@iccsus.org. If you’d like to submit a paper for any of the break-out
sessions, please contact Dr. Yashwant Pathak at yash@iccsus.org; PH: 817-642-0672.
For all other matters regarding this conference, please contact:
Radheshyam Dwivedi -- 301-345-6090 OR Rameshwar Paul -- 301-963-4767
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Past Events |
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Achieving Inner and Outer Balance in the Ancient Traditions and Cultures:
Exploring Ancient Paths to Emotional Well-Being
Saturday, August 26, 2006, 9am-5pm, Monroe Community Hospital, 435 East Henrietta Road,
Rochester, New York 14620 (Details)
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Bakhle Memorial Lecture
May 14, 2006, Dokras Hall, The Institution of Engineers, North Ambazari Rd., Nagpur, India
Delivered by Pracharya Ram Shewalkar on "PRACHEEN MAANAVI SANSKRUTITEEL SAAMYA SUTRE"
Chair: DR. PANKAJ CHANDE, Vice Chancellor, Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrut University, Ramtek
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Hindu-Hopi Joint Workshop
March 31 -- April 2, 2006, Sedona, Arizona, USA
This workshop was conducted to study similarities between Hindu and Hopi cultures. The follow-up
of this workshop will be posted soon. Please click here to see the press coverage of this event. |
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Second International Conference of Elders of Ancient Traditions and
Cultures -- Spirituality Beyond Religions
5-10 February 2006, Jaipur, India
This conference was organized by World Council of Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures (WCEAT), a forum of ICCS, in association with ICCS USA Inc. Representatives of indigenous cultures
had come from 42 countries. The various papers presented at the conference can be viewed on this
website
Click here for more details; News Coverage (Hindi; 30 MB pdf file) |
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Ancient Family Traditions of Asian, African, Latin, Hebrew and Native
American Cultures and their Relevance in Modern Times The Seventh conference in the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the world
17-18 September, 2005,
Atlanta, GA
This conference explored ancient cultural traditions and how they impact the institution of family in
antiquity and modern times. Family is the foundation of human civilization. The weight of human
society rests on the family. To shoulder this weight and fulfill its societal obligations, the family must
adopt methods that strengthen and unify its ranks. The challenge has never been greater than today. |
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Hindu – Maya Cultural Similarities
THE SIXTH CONFERENCE In the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the world
May 29-30, 2005,
Maya Village Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Hindu and the Maya traditions and cultures are one of the ancient in the world. The conference and
workshop looked at the similarities in these cultures and traditions as well as workshops were
conducted on ceremonies of these traditions. This conference was conducted in collaboration with
Council of Elders of the Sacred Mayas, Guatemala, which is a council of more than 440 Elders of the
Maya Traditions and cultures belonging to 23 different ethnic Sacred Maya Groups. There was a tour of
Guatemala Mayan Attractions from 31st May to 4th June 2005.
Click Here for more information |
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Science of Survival in the Ancient Traditions and Cultures:
Hands on experience with the Traditional Techniques of Survival
THE FIFTH CONFERENCE In the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the world
April 30th and May 1st, 2005,
Club House, East Brooke Town-homes, Brighton, Rochester, New York, 14618
This conference aimed to bring together people from many traditional backgrounds to explore ancient
traditions that predate the “Christian era” and their application in today’s society. This conference
provided an interactive platform for sharing information through word of mouth and hands-on
workshops between participants and audience members.
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Haudenosaunee and Hindu Cultures
THE FOURTH CONFERENCE In the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the
world
17-19 September 2004, Rochester, New York
This conference will be organized in collaboration with Native American Cultural center, Rochester and
Tree of Peace Society with the theme “Haudenosaunee- Hindu Cultures”. Haudenosaunee is a
general term used to refer to the Six Nations of Native American people, who are Seneca, Cayuga,
Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora. Haudenosaunee means “People building an extended
house or also referred as “People of the Long House”. The topics to be discussed are
Haudenosaunee-Hindu history and common roots; philosophy, theology, traditions – similarities and
peculiarities; life of society and traditions in the present scenario; Preserving our great culture and
traditions in changing world. |
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Hindu-Lakota Community Conference
THE THIRD CONFERENCE In the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the world
24 July 2004, Pineridge, South Dakota, USA
This conference as a whole provided a great opportunity for Hindu and Lakota communities to explore
the richness of both the ancient cultures.
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Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples
26-28 March, 2004, Washington, D.C.
THE SECOND CONFERENCE In the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the
world
The conference was organized in collaboration with The African Traditional Spiritual Coalition,
Washington DC. The African Traditional Spiritual Coalition of Washington, DC is a non-profit member
organization comprised of 14 Spiritual Houses whose practices are deeply rooted in the Akan, Kamitic,
Vodoun and Yoruba Traditions. Themes of the conference were: History and Common roots of
Indigenous Peoples; Philosophy and theology of indigenous traditions: similarities and peculiarities;
The effects of migration on indigenous peoples; Preserving traditions in changing world; spirituality in
the Ancient traditions of the world. |
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Indo-Romuva Cultural Conference
11-12 October, 2003, Atlantic City, USA
THE FIRST CONFERENCE In the series of understanding ancient traditions and cultures of the world
The conference was organized in collaboration with the World Congress of Ethnic Religions (WCER),
Lithuania. The conference brought together eminent scholars belonging to Indian and Romuvan
tradition from Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, North America and India. The conference focused on the
following topics: threat to Lithuanian culture in the West; Hindu dharma and its universality; Yoruba
traditions; science of dharma; religion Vs dharma; revival of religion in native American; Sikh traditions;
syncretism; medicine and spirituality; influence of Hindu culture on rebirth of Lithuanian culture.
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First International Conference of Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures
4-9 February 2003, Mumbai, India
This conference was organized by World Council of Elders of Ancient Traditions and Cultures
(WCEAT), a non-political, non-religious, non-profit Socio cultural forum of ICCS Inc., in association with
Vishwa Adhyayan Kendra, Mumbai; Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini International and SNDT Womens'
University, Mumbai. Representatives of indigenous cultures had come from Tanzania, Kenya, South
Africa, Ghana, Latin America, USA, Canada, Austria, Mauritius, Ecuador, Zambia, Lithuania, and
Trinidad & Tobago. During the five day conference about 148 papers were presented on wide ranging
themes like the Concept and Role of Elders in Ancient Traditions, Introducing Ancient Traditions and
Cultures, Threat to the Ancient Tradition from Various Sources, Revival of Ancient Traditions - various
experiments, and Spirituality - Metaphysics and Ancient Traditions. A resolution was unanimously
passed (“Mumbai Manifesto”) and signed by 184 delegates representing different global traditions and
cultures. The preamble to the manifesto says, "At the start of the New Millennium, humanity stands at
critical crossroads of history. In the midst of tremendous strides in scientific and technological
progress and material comforts, there is an urgent need for spiritual and moral resurgence for
ensuring the well-being of the human family, for preserving the larger living world and for strengthening
the foundations of durable universal peace… …all human beings are born equal and have equal
rights to live peacefully on Mother Earth and, peace and prosperity, at global level, can be realized only
when the conflicts within and between the communities vanish and we develop the spirit of tolerance".
The signatories consider themselves an integral part of the Divine Creation and relate to each other as
Children of the Mother Earth. The Mumbai Manifesto lays emphasis on reducing all forms of
exploitation that have continued in the name of race, religion and economy.
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Preservation of Ancient Cultures and Globalization Scenario
22-24 November 2002, Bryant Hall, University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand
This conference was organized in collaboration with the School for Maori & Pacific Development
University of Waikato Hamilton, New Zealand (AOTEAROA). Papers were presented in the following
categories: Indigenous Culture Scenario, Inventory of Indigenous Cultures of the world, Value Systems
and Traditions of Indigenous Cultures, Sources of Threat to Indigenous Cultures, Globalization and
Cultural Dimensions, New Institutions for Cultural Cooperation, Multi Religion Cultural Ethos: Conflicts
and Cooperation, Cultural Conflicts and Tolerance, Recent Experiences and Lessons, Cultural Cadets
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