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Discovering a Monumental Megalithic Structure in Northern Peru

Anthropology.net

Dating back to the Late Preceramic Period, this plaza predates iconic structures like the Great Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge, marking it as a significant milestone in architectural history. Through outreach efforts, the team works closely with local residents to share findings and preserve cultural heritage. 1 Toohey, J.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

ED Surge

We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. They serve and engage daily with a wide range of diverse student populations—including those most negatively affected by racial and economic disparity in the U.S.

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Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé

Sapiens

São Tomé’s role in this devastating and transformational history is largely unknown—some people have never heard of the tiny nation. Our team aims to illuminate the island’s central and brutal place in world history. Reconstructing their experiences and Praia Melão’s place in history will take more research.

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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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Diverse future of the Midwest has already arrived in one Iowan school

The Hechinger Report

In 2018, for the first time in district history, a majority of Sioux City’s 14,976 students, about 52 percent, were people of color. No matter where you go, you see people from all different cultures and heritages.”. The country as a whole passed that benchmark in 2014.)

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Among Gun Rights Activists, Fears About Survival Reign

Sapiens

He described Afghanistan as “a country that has never once in its entire history been a united country and is made up—and I don’t mean this in a derogatory [way]—made up of different tribes who have never, ever, ever gotten along with one another.” But most of the time, the militias act as loose community engagement groups.