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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. Human history on the continent is full of similar stories of resilience through environmental challenges.

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SHIFT Podcast with Jack Dangermond of esri

Living Geography

From deciding where to build a new business, airport or fire station, to understanding the potential impact of decisions regarding conservation or governance, people make billions of maps everyday using GIS. We explore the history and evolution of this tech with one of its pioneers, in the latest instalment of our oral history project.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Benefits of Primary Sources: Humanizing History With primary sources, students as young as kindergarten age can grasp difficult concepts and glean meaning from past events.

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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. Many sectors, including food and farming, architecture and design, business, government and urban and rural planning are making a shift toward sustainability. Distinguishing weather from climate is a good foundational step.

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LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States: Summer 2022 NEH-sponsored Institute

ASHP CML

history, from early America to the 1990s, and engaged sources suited for classroom use, including military and government records, oral history interviews, literature, photography, and organizational archives. The institute introduced the rich body of recent scholarship covering the span of U.S.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

He implemented the American Indian Telecommunications Satellite Demonstration Project, linking the All-Indian Pueblo Council and the Crow Indian Reservation with the federal government at Washington, D.C. Elliott-High Eagle, Oral History, interviewed by David Zierler Oct. Lori Arviso Alvord,” retrieved Nov. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. and Grace Doherty Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs was marked by his contributions to political theory, public administration, and race and politics. “Dr.