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Schools bar Native students from wearing traditional regalia at graduation

The Hechinger Report

It was a moment she’d been waiting for since her freshman year — not just to graduate from high school, but also to wear her traditional Yup’ik headdress and mukluks. That year, 2019, the district changed its policies to allow Indigenous students to wear cultural items along with their caps and gowns.

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Can VR Help Preserve and Teach Indigenous Culture?

ED Surge

But he wasn’t having much success using traditional streaming video. To help better preserve and share the teachings of his Native culture, he decided to try the latest in high tech tools — virtual reality. I connected with tribal government connections and different organizations that I knew, and I asked them about this.

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Digging Into an Ancient Apocalypse Controversy From a Hopi Perspective

Sapiens

Like conspiracy theories about aliens building ancient monuments , Hancock’s views carry racist implications— explicitly championed by white supremacists—that Indigenous peoples were not the source of their own cultures, technologies, and monuments. CC These ancient practices in Chaco Canyon are a bridge to Hopi culture today?

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OPINION: Culture-based education — a path to healing for Native youth?

The Hechinger Report

These Native American children are learning to play double ball , a traditional indigenous game, or at least that seems to be the focus of their activity. Culture-based education provides a path to healing. Department of Education for systematically discriminating against and mistreating Native students.

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Civics U: Religion in Culture

Civics U

From an anthropological as well a historical viewpoint, religion- that is, a people’s world view – is at the core of traditional cultures around the world. Christmas is obviously an important custom in American culture. Reflecting on the various Christmas activities provides some perspective on contemporary American culture.

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Ancient Human Habitation: New Discoveries from East Timor’s Laili Rock Shelter

Anthropology.net

Previous discoveries in Sulawesi include a 44,000-year-old painting depicting half-human hunters pursuing wild animals with spears and ropes, further emphasizing the region’s ancient cultural richness. Archaeological evidence in Australia dates back at least 60,000 years, highlighting the ancient roots of Aboriginal cultures.

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Student Agency: Moving From Talk to Action

A Principal's Reflections

We were able to transform the learning culture of a traditional school and in the process got results while becoming an example that others emulated. Image credit: https://andrewherrick.files.wordpress.com If we are to improve learning and ultimately school-based outcomes student agency needs to be a real element of school culture.

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