Collaboration of the countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) on the issue of preserving the indigenous peoples’ cultural heritage

Abstract

The article provides an overview of current topics in Russian and foreign research on indigenous issues, on the basis of which the interest and low study degree of collaboration of the British Commonwealth of Nations countries on the issue of preserving the indigenous peoples’ cultural heritage is shown. Using materials from original sources, the article highlights the history of relations among the native peoples and colonists of Australia, Canada and New Zealand in the 18th – 21st centuries. The historical events influenced the formation and underlie modern cooperation among countries on issues of preserving cultural heritage. The evolution and main areas of cooperation are shown, without which it is impossible to implement the concept of maintaining cultural diversity and cooperation on issues of preserving the aboriginal peoples’ material and non-material culture, as well as the formation of a new humanitarian direction in the foreign policy activities of these countries with the direct participation of the First nations. 

Keywords

• indigenous peoples
• parent state
• colonies
• foreign affairs
• australia
• canada
• new zealand
• cultural heritage
• struggle for rights
• cultural diversity