Spiritual Checklist 1

1. Cultural Sustainability

oral transmission or storytelling (5)

written records and archives (5)

person(s) serving as historian(s) (5)

training/apprenticeship in expertise specific to the community (artisanry, indigenous language, folk products, etc.) (5)

a shared vision/method for ensuring continuity of the culture in the future (5)

ceremonies and celebrations (5)

art (photographs, murals, songs, etc.) (5)

does not apply (0)

Though community members do not share a common heritage, they do:

join in celebrating the heritage(s) of fellow community members (15)

value and act to preserve the current community's culture/history by one or more of the methods above (15)

B. Cultural programs, festivals and celebrations, open to anyone, are offered:
Check as many as apply

within the community (10)within bioregion (5)none nearby (-5)

C. An estimate of how many community members know the history of the community is:

most (13)some (6)few (1)none (-4)

D. Cycles/transitions of life are acknowledged and shared in celebrations, ceremonies and rites of passage:

always - very few exceptions (13)usually (6)occasionally (2)never (-5)

Add up the numbers in parentheses behind each item above that you checked.

1. Cultural Sustainability Total:_____

	50+	Indicates excellent progress toward sustainability
	25-49	Indicates a good start toward sustainability
	0-24	Indicates actions are needed to undertake sustainability