NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.” Joe’s choice of using oral history interviews is well-suited to capture this history.

Oral History 100

Oral History Public History History Museum 100

Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Heritage studies constitute a developing field, where it is realized that the world’s cultural heritage is a diminishing resource, and one which holds different meanings for different people. Different state archaeology departments also actively engage themselves in declaring certain archaeologically important artefact as heritage.

Archaeology 130

Archaeology Cultures Anthropology Heritage 130

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Umoja is also collecting Oral Histories to preserve the legacies of generations of Rusingans who facilitated research around the island. RIPOs work bankrupts that narrative.

Heritage 121

Heritage Oral History Museum Anthropology 121