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Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

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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. Read more from the archives: “ Repatriation Has Transformed, Not Ended, Research.”

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Bits and Bytes Don’t Leave Bones

Anthropology News

Open-access sites like Annas Archive challenge these barriers, much like underground migration networks, offering access but risking legal suppression. Even open-knowledge projects like the Internet Archive s Wayback Machine face legal threats, echoing the way public records and historical narratives are censored.

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When Wartime Plunder Comes to Campus

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invaded Iraq to overthrow President Saddam Husseins government, a war justified by claims of weapons of mass destruction that were later proven false. Read more from the archives: The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank. In 2003, the U.S. The invasion unleashed a new wave of destruction.

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Cuts at the NEH

ASHP CML

The notification letter asserted that each “grants immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.” The claim that NEH’s work endangers the interests of the federal government contradicts abundant evidence of its many contributions.

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How the Electoral College Works—And Why It Exists

Teaching American History

The Electoral College process respects the federal character of the United States, giving certain roles to the states and others to the federal government. Much of the discussion during the Constitutional Convention revolved around measures needed to balance the powers of the state and national governments. How does the process work?

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Every Schools' Obligation

A Principal's Reflections

that information can be accessed, adapted, archived, and shared by anyone who has access to their accounts. Teachers also worked with students to properly cite resources pulled from the Web, giving proper credit when they saw it was governed by a Creative Commons license. comments, pictures, videos, etc.),

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Critical Literacy Across the Curriculum

A Principal's Reflections

Gather 4 archival photographs to provide documented proof of the specific abuse towards the victim group. survival depends upon racial purity, survival depends upon seizure of territory or survival depends on nullifying or eliminating anti-social groups who undermine society and government) Utilizing the archives of the U.S.

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