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When traditional skills have no modern economic value

I finished my traditional apprenticeship but there is no economic way to make a living from these skills and I feel like I wasted years learning obsolete knowledge.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between cultural value and economic necessity can make traditional education feel like a burden rather than a gift.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous coming-of-age traditions?”

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