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Caring for and through Language: Tibetan Refugees and Heritage Language Education in Canada

Anthropology News

Recent world migration reports note that, by the end of 2022, the total number of refugees was the highest ever recorded with modern statistical techniques. Beginning in the 1960s, with extensive foreign aid, the Tibetan exile government in India built an infrastructure of Tibetan medium schools specifically for Tibetan refugee children.

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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

Sapiens

In Asia and Oceania, Spanish rule for over 300 years introduced Catholicism and centralized governance in places like present-day Guam , the Philippines, and Taiwan, deeply altering the identity and languages of these regions. Without a clear understanding of what lies within their vaults, museums cannot fulfill this duty.

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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. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

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Plants and People of Borneo: A Cultural and Ecological Connection

Anthropology.net

Borneo’s Unique Biocultural Heritage Borneo, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, is home to countless endemic plant and animal species. As more communities, researchers, and policymakers collaborate, Borneo’s unique biocultural heritage may serve as a model for conservation efforts worldwide. Source: Ambio, 2022.

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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

During a survey in 2022, we found graffiti on the work area walls that expresses the religious and symbolic worldviews of those who toiled in the mill centuries ago. INTRODUCING ARCHAEOLOGY The São Tomé central government has no experience with archaeological research or sites. But political appointees pervade the Heritage Office.

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To Create Safer Spaces for Students, Teachers of Color Must Reckon With Our Settler Identity

ED Surge

Last year, I had the privilege of learning and leading as the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and a CCSSO National Finalist. As a teacher in Hawaiʻi, I am keenly aware and reminded of my identity as a "local" teacher, one whose family heritage traces back generations in the same community.

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Replacing Plastic Prayers With Biodegradable Blessings in the Himalayas

Sapiens

In the summer of 2022, one of us, Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia, brought gifts to his relatives with babies in northeast India. In 2022, our team, including Ang Dolma and Kalzang, along with Pasang and Amy, scholars of Buddhism and climate change, met for a dynamic set of discussions. Pasang prepares ink from cooked rice, soil, and water.

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