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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. It’s the year 2065. West Africa’s cool seasonal rains wake Abena. Outside forces uprooted that security.

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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”

Sapiens

It focuses on Indigenous knowledge systems, diverse Oral Histories, and a wide range of belongings and objects to expand our understanding of the past. INDIGENOUS HISTORIES in the Philippines As a case in point, picture the iconic rice terraces carved into steep slopes in the mountainous Cordilleras region of the Philippines.

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

Click here for more details Aspects of the preservation and conservation of cultural intangibles include: folklore oral history language preservation Further reading: 1. Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn (2016) Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. New York: Thames and Hudson 2. Deborah M.Pearsall (Ed.)

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STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way?

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Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

Teaching American History

He edited TAH’s core document collection, The Cold War (2018) , and has also written two World War II spy thrillers, The Dead Don’t Bleed (2016) and Rip the Angels from Heaven (2018), both published by Pegasus Crime. Southern Oral History Program Collection, October 11, 1976. Bibliography Bates, Daisy. New York: D.

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STUDENT VOICES: Teachers put you in situations to make you stronger

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way?

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STUDENT VOICES: The education system encourages students to be dead inside

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. Student interviews were carried out during the 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way? .