Anthropology.net

APRIL 6, 2024

Now, a collaborative effort led by researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Reading, along with the Lower Saxony State Office for Cultural Heritage, has unveiled groundbreaking insights into the woodworking techniques employed by our ancient ancestors.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2024

Acquired in 1885, this artifact offers insights into Indigenous communication methods and cultural symbolism. Dr. Kelly's research reveals that these sticks served as conduits for long-distance communication, connecting disparate Indigenous communities across vast geographical, cultural, and linguistic landscapes. 1 Kelly, P.,

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We seek to uncover the myriad ways in which treasures, both tangible and intangible, are perceived, created, sought after, and understood across different cultures and throughout time. The pursuit of linguistic treasures: documenting languages and preserving linguistic heritage.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

But the work also produces knowledge relevant for the Wajãpi people: I share with them information about federal laws related to cultural heritage and environmental protection. We document their places and histories through GPS mapping, audio recordings, drawings, and photographs.

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NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! As Valencia Abbott mentioned in a previous History Matters newsletter, “if it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen” ( Valencia is a fellow participant in the Rural Experience in America grant project ). Hey, will you have Cooper call me?

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC).

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Native advocates said some students don’t have this kind of documentation even when they are enrolled in a recognized tribe.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

He believed that African Americans should embrace their heritage and culture and work together to overturn oppression. Eventually, Du Bois moved to Ghana to work on the Encyclopedia Africana , an ambitious project to compile everything known about the history, accomplishments, and cultures of African people.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

The only thing though is that this day was just like any other typical day at my school as digital learning has become an embedded component of our school''s culture. Works of art and architecture, not unlike historical documents, biographies, or works of fiction, are a testament to particular cultures and historical events.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

Bonded by their shared experiences of never having had the opportunity to learn their heritage language, they come together every day to take beginner-level Mongolian classes and sing Mongolian songs. Amid it all, one student enthusiastically weaved through the crowd, an iPhone in hand, documenting the rehearsal.

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Sapiens

MAY 28, 2024

as if i have not seen her only in empty documents, in archives drenched in blood. The Visit – Listen the bedroom is a chamber of whispers. the midnight wind blows the curtains, pushing air into silk lungs. she sits in the corner, outlined faintly by the soft glare of the moon. she does not wear clothes, no nightrobe, no plush slippers.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

So, if I was going to make, develop an op-ed around Native American history and culture I’ve written books, received grants and so on, I’m well prepared to make that argument. So, I’d encourage you to open up a Word document or wherever you want to write and just draft something really quickly. south west.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

And you’re the only student representing that culture at your school. Because that’s something that I hear a lot from people in predominantly white spaces is that the kids are not choosing to read books that feature characters from cultures outside their own.” There’s over 1,500 documented studies.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

To help Native communities heal from that trauma, the report recommends an explicit federal policy of cultural revitalization, one that supports the work of Indigenous peoples and tribes to preserve and strengthen their languages and cultures. In America, you’re seen as less than, as lower if you don’t know English.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 29, 2024

In “ Strange Future ,” Nigerian eco-activist and cultural worker Ojo Taiye doubts the tricky nature of hope while feeling his heart begin “to dream again”—imagining “any tree” as a ladder. As “expert witness,” the poem’s speaker translates for legal documents: “I type tortures—.”

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This leads to negative outcomes for communities, including the loss of unique cultural knowledge. Researchers, institutions, and governments need to document the number of languages to develop and assess policies aimed at enhancing the vitality of dwindling languages. Every year, roughly three languages cease to have active users.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2024

A self-described Southern conservative and man of faith from rural Alabama, Grimes, 48, set about overhauling instruction for English learners, establishing culturally relevant extracurriculars and reaching out to the Hispanic community. They love family. They’re hard workers and many have faith in Christ.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In fleeing the dustbowl conditions of the Midwest, the migrants had “left behind many of their material possessions,” Czarnecki writes, but the folklore collectors “reasoned that they brought instead an intangible cultural heritage in their stories and songs.” Will Neal playing fiddle being recorded by Todd and Sonkin.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

This story also appeared in The Nation “I knew that the public school system would not benefit my child without the important and critical history and culture of Indigenous people being taught,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. I want my children to know who they are,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart. “I

American History 144

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

And 20 percent of district students are classified as English Learners; a third of these students report being born outside of the country, according to district documents. 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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Educators encourage students to share their personal stories as a way to feel proud of their heritage, recognize how strong they are and process trauma. Having so many children arrive through the year who are encountering a new language, new culture and new family life can be a tremendous strain. We were three.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Many Republican proposals have been well-covered , starting with Project 2025 — the policy agenda assembled by the conservative Heritage Foundation for a new Trump term. Although Trump denies that controversial document speaks for his candidacy, more than 140 former members of the first Trump team had a hand in its crafting.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

. — Javeria Salman Immigrant, Native and rural students The Republican presidential ticket and official party platform espouse anti-immigrant positions, advocating for mass deportations of anyone who entered the country without legal documentation. Vance, meanwhile, made education culture war issues central to his 2022 run for Senate.

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