A feeling of comfort and connectedness between people.

Documenting the contents of a recording, word for word.

Knowledge, beliefs, customs, and practices that have been handed down from person to person by word of mouth or by example, for instance, the practice of always having a certain meal for a holiday.

A narrative supposedly based on fact, and told as true, about a person, place, or incident.

A process of collecting, usually by means of a tape-recorded interview, recollections, accounts, and personal experience narratives of individuals for the purpose of expanding the historical record of [..]

Originating and developing naturally in a particular land, region, or environment.

A category of expression (art, oral tradition, literature) distinguished by a definite style, form, or content, such as folktales, legends, proverbs, ballads, or myths.

Something of value or importance passed down by or acquired from a predecessor; recognized cultural identity and roots.

Someone who studies how people's expressive traditions — their stories, customs, art, skills, beliefs, music, and other expressions — are created, shaped, and made meaningful in community life. F [..]

Documentation of cultural expressions and ways of life conducted in the social and cultural contexts in which they take place; the gathering of anthropological or sociological data through first-hand [..]