Indigenous Voices Within the Majority-Minority Discourse in Sri Lanka

Abstract

The presence of Sri Lanka's indigenous Vedda minority is subject to continuous shrinking due to imposed views of modernity, including political decisions, sociocultural circumstances, technological and other issues. Could the collaborative work on strengthening communal and individual self-perceptions and attitudes towards heritage and identity issues benefit the endangered community?

Keywords

• vedda people
• sri lanka
• minority music
• sustainability
• ethnomusicology