NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

I remember when I was a little girl, you could still go to the museum and see the Native American remains before the governor ordered the museum to cover them up.” Perhaps there are some out there who might think public history is better left to local museums or genealogical societies alone.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Treasure hunting often defaces or even destroys archaeological and environmental heritage. This potential harm to tangible heritage raises the ire of conservationists across government agencies, museums, universities, and other non-profit organizations.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The curriculum is part of the Hidden Voices Project , initiated by the New York City Department of Education’s Social Studies Department and the Museum of the City of New York. Karen Kong, 16, has unwavering pride in her Chinese American heritage, rooted in her sense of family and honor.

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NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Army Heritage and Education Center (4 times) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and the Museum of History and Innovation in Seattle, Washington have made these colloquia special.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

I’ve been working and volunteering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and took a church trip to Ecuador to volunteer there, bringing this Jersey girl a little closer to my extended family and my Ecuadorian heritage. Keep up the good work! Then you can get a ‘ beca’ and go to college!” They seized it.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. the New York State Archives and Museum , and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ) is essential to my instructional practice.

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2024

British Museum records describe a message stick adorned with etched motifs, featuring depictions of ships, houses, trees, and geographical landmarks. Preserving Indigenous Heritage Central to Dr. Kelly's mission is the preservation and celebration of Indigenous heritage.

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ACRE

JUNE 27, 2023

The Delta Cultural Center is a museum and educational complex that tells the story of a land and its people, capturing what makes the Arkansas Delta region unique. It is the mission of the Delta Cultural Center to preserve, interpret and present the cultural heritage of this legendary 27-county area.

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Anthropology.net

MAY 27, 2024

Recently published in PLOS ONE 1 , research by scientists from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt explores the rich tapestry of culinary traditions spanning from the Early Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 17, 2023

According to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, these ancient human relatives possessed distinctive physical traits such as larger noses, angled cheekbones, and sturdy physiques. A model of a Neanderthal male on display at the Natural History Museum in London. Will Oliver/PA Images/Getty Images. Colbran, L.

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Sapiens

MARCH 26, 2025

It was employed to animate the Mesolithic period (from about 9,000 to 4,300 years ago) in a museum. Based on the shape of his skull and DNA analysis, scholars at the Natural History Museum in London created this new reconstruction of the so-called Cheddar Man. Its even been used in a TV documentary about Stonehenge.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Herrington honored his heritage by carrying six eagle feathers, a braid of sweet grass, two arrowheads, and the Chickasaw Nation’s flag into space. Parker’s uncle by marriage was Mark Raymond Harrington, director of the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, California. She is believed to be the first indigenous female archaeologist.

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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. The National Women’s History Museum documents how Truth advocated for voting rights for all and argued that gender or race should not restrict any human rights.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

And has all different kinds of implications for diversity and creating safe work environments within archaeology and then its implications, right, for how it is that we understand the past and how it is that heritage is managed. So, I really like how you show there’s a lot at stake here.

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Sapiens

MAY 28, 2024

SAPIENS’ 2024 poet-in-residence imagines a wordless conversation with a troubled figure from the past and considers legacies of marginalization during the figure’s life and in archives. The Visit – Listen the bedroom is a chamber of whispers. the midnight wind blows the curtains, pushing air into silk lungs. some richness.

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

SAPIENS’ 2024 poet-in-residence conjures the voices of those imprisoned in archives. they come out from the shadows and all at once. their hollowed faces discernible only by the ruthless curves and lines of numbers and catalogues, colonial categorizations that prefer Order and Systems, filing cabinets over memory—the small intricacies of being.

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TeachThought

OCTOBER 10, 2024

AMNH Podcast The American Museum of Natural History hosts a monthly podcast series. Distillations This award-winning podcast from the Chemical Heritage Foundation is one of the best places to learn about the past, present, and future of chemistry. AMNH Podcast The American Museum of Natural History hosts a monthly podcast series.

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Sapiens

APRIL 16, 2024

Ham used the spectacle to raise funds for his Creation Museum. Pseudoarchaeology robs Indigenous peoples of their heritage. But I don’t enter Rogan’s studio naively. A decade ago, science communicator Bill Nye publicly debated creationist Ken Ham. Some pundits called it a mistake.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the early 2000s, we started to look again at supposed Altar Stone fragments in museum collections. But without directly sampling the Altar Stone, how could we be sure that the museum fragments were genuine? The suggestion stuck, and for 80 years, it went unchallenged.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Pittsburgh teens in front of the Chinese Art Museum. Similar to many second-generation Chinese living in America, it’s been difficult for me to reconnect with my heritage. It is intended to be a trip that helps us find our roots and spurs us to treasure our heritage and culture. Photo: by Tonji University students.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

“And the reality is that the Arab heritage and the Arab culture is something that is across content areas. Social Studies Resources Remembering Manhattan’s Little Syria Arab Indianapolis: A Hidden History Arab American National Museum The First American Muslims Backstory: Islam and the U.S.

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ACRE

JUNE 21, 2023

The Lakeport Plantation, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, in Lake Village, Arkansas is one of the only remaining antebellum homes in Arkansas on the Mississippi River. Lakeport Plantation was donated to Arkansas State University in 2001 by the Sam Epstein Angel family. It was built in 1859 for Lycurgus and Lydia Johnson.

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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). Luckily, they’re only one stop apart.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

His village was an expensive 12-hour bus ride from the Nairobi National Museum , where most of Kenyas fossils are housed, studied, and displayed. The group shares information about the islands ancient history and the role of local collaborators in discovering that heritage. Next come the questions.

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Living Geography

DECEMBER 7, 2024

At the Imperial War Museum North , one of the exhibits featured the original books and screenings of the original videos of 'Protect and Survive' , along with a copy of the booklet that was sent to homes at the time. It is also a World Heritage Site. Earlier in the year I visited Manchester.

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Sapiens

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Black African women in former colonial centers such as London gesture to subversive ways of communicating with those imprisoned in archives across generations. you survive. here, at the point of no return, no leaving, only arrival to a Motherland that shuns you. her cabinets of curious, trapped skins, leather hides.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2024

In January, EveryLibrary, a group that tracks legislation that puts school and college librarians, higher ed faculty and museum professionals at risk of criminal prosecution, identified 44 bills in 14 states as “ legislation of concern ,” for the 2024 session. This climate has teachers and librarians feeling fearful, confused and stressed.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with hopes that black people would be proud of their heritage and that mainstream America would recognize the contributions of its black residents. Removing racist history books will be harder than shuttling Confederate monuments to the backs of museums. The late, great historian Carter G.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926 with hopes that black people would be proud of their heritage and that mainstream America would recognize the contributions of its black residents. Removing racist history books will be harder than shuttling Confederate monuments to the backs of museums. The late, great historian Carter G.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 22, 2025

Beyond bombings and other military activities, curfews and checkpoints have severely hindered the efforts of the West Banks Palestinian archaeologists, heritage organizations, and security personnel to access, monitor, and safeguard these vulnerable sites. Demand for valuable objects has long posed a threat to Palestines cultural heritage.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

The Teach Truth pop-up with banned books will remain on display in the library/museum. A Lakota woman was very excited to learn about the book Fry Bread and about our collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Hosted on June 7 by the West Side Community Hub, Inc. There were over 100 participants.

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