Breton cultural charter

The Breton cultural Charte is an act which was signed on October 4th, 1977, by the French Republic, the regional Public corporation of Brittany (name of the area in the document) and the boards of director of Coast-of-North (today Coast-with Armor), of the Finistere, Ille-et-Vilaine, the Morbihan and also of the Loire-Atlantique. For the first time, the “cultural personality” of the historical Brittany is officially recognized and this charter is given for goal to ensure perenniality of it. Its principle had been accepted by the President of the Republic Valery Giscard d'Estaing and had been officialized the February 8th at the time of a speech with Ploërmel, thus answering a request of the Breton ones. In 1978 is created the Cultural Conseil of Brittany and in 1981 the cultural Institut of Brittany by the District council of Brittany and the General advice of the Loire-Atlantique, these new organizations replace the Charter.

Definition of the Charter

This culture is in various artistic modes of expression, the popular traditions and the languages: the Breton , a Celtic Language and the Gallo, a Romance Language. Considering what it is not a question simply of an inheritance popular and rural, the signatories intend to give each other the means of making live a Breton culture “open on outside and the future” and initially of collating of them, of fixing of them and of developing of them the elements in incentive and promoting creation. The languages must be the subject of a particular care in teaching, the radio and television.

The Charter envisages the foundation of a cultural Conseil of Brittany ( Kuzul Sevenadurel Breizh ) whose role will be to associate the various speakers, to impel projects and to coordinate them, to deliver its opinion as for the financial decisions. The investment loans are financed per half by the State and by the Région, the operational appropriations are it, in the same way, by the State and the general advices. The decision-making power on the matter is given to the Area, the Charter playing the part of intermediary.

Fundamental points

Teaching

The signatories of the Charter affirm that the Breton languages and the culture have their place in teaching and the State begins to assume the expenditure of them.

of new programmes of teaching of the inheritance must be set up on the whole of Brittany, the minister of education main road playing a leading role.
the teaching of Breton is possible in an optional way as of the secondary cycle and will be able to become the second living language, with option for the baccalaureat.
the minister of education main road must ensure the training of the teachers as well by the Continuing education as in the Teacher training schools. The sector of the historical research and cultural will be developed on the university level.

Diffusion

The radio and television must gradually play a part growing in the diffusion of the culture and of the language

the duration of the emissions broadcast in Breton language will be gradually lengthened as of the signature of the charter
it the same for television and for the chain France 3 which has a regional vocation
installation of a advisory Regional committee of audio-visual the , will be particularly composed of it representatives of the Area, town councilors and professionals

Inheritance

a regional technical agency (ATR - Association law of 1901) east creates with for role the management of the materials of the communities and associations, the training of the speakers, the participation in the conservation of the cultural heritage and the diffusion of promotional supports. She works in collaboration with the cultural Conseil of Brittany
taking into account the importance of the Breton religious organizations, the Charter envisages to grant a financial support to them and technical
a particular strain will be committed for the conservation and the restoration of the architectural heritage, in particular the churches, the vaults and the martyrdoms, but also the habitat and interior furniture
creation of the cultural Institut of Brittany, space of meeting intended for the study, the research and the collection of information
creation of the cultural Conseil of Brittany which takes part in the discussions of financial distribution and proposes to the regional assemblies orientations of the policy cultural

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