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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

The Bond Between Nature and Culture in Borneo The lush rainforests of Borneo are more than just biological treasure troves; they are cultural cornerstones for the island’s indigenous communities. Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. Credit: T.

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Hidden Voices: How Judeo-Tunisian Arabic Lives on in France

Anthropology News

Among French Jews of Tunisian descent, there has been a recent resurgence of interest in their ancestors lifestyle before migration and with their cultural and linguistic heritage. In other words, their Arabic heritage is part and parcel of their Judaism. At first, the association offered standard Arabic lessons.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

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Native communities want schools to teach Native languages. Now the White House is voicing support

The Hechinger Report

Between 67 and 100 percent of Indigenous languages in those three countries will disappear within three generations, according to a 2019 analysis of 200 years of global language loss by researcher Gary Simons. The global linguistic crisis is most stark in the predominantly English-speaking countries of the United States, Australia and Canada.

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Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation

The Hechinger Report

That year, 2019, the district changed its policies to allow Indigenous students to wear cultural items along with their caps and gowns. They argue that the practice of policing Indigenous students’ graduation attire is symptomatic of an education system woefully ignorant of, and insensitive to, Native culture.

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Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past

Anthropology News

Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. This potential harm to tangible heritage raises the ire of conservationists across government agencies, museums, universities, and other non-profit organizations.

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A college where the graduation rate for black students has been 0 percent — for years

The Hechinger Report

At Kent State University at Ashtabula, 55 black students received an associate or bachelor’s degree between fall 2013 and spring 2019. Between fall 2013 and spring 2019, university officials say, 55 black students received an associate or bachelor’s degree from Ashtabula. Very few have succeeded.

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