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“We Have Always Been Here”: How DNA and Oral Tradition Aligned to Tell the Picuris Pueblo’s Deep Past

Anthropology.net

A DNA study initiated and directed by Picuris officials now supports their oral histories describing more than 1,000-year-old ancestral ties to ancient Chaco Canyon society. Picuris Pueblo oral history and genomics reveal continuity in US Southwest. Related Research Pinotti, T., Nature , 1–8. link] Reich, D.

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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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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Amid bans on teaching Black history and calculated attempts at falsifying history, we all need a recalibration in the importance of telling full stories about America’s past and present. Oral history has preserved Black history, and sharing these stories across generations will preserve truths and offer a blueprint for the future.

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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: “Challenging” views are considered insubordination

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: I never knew I’d get this far

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: When you’re a teenager you feel like an outsider already

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?