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What Is SAPIENS Magazine?

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What Do Anthropologists Do?

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How to Promote Research on Social Media

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Camp Grant Massacre - In 2015, members of the Apache Nation and their allies protested actions by the U.S. Congress that granted parts of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper Mining.

Why the Camp Grant Massacre Matters Today

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Why Are Black People’s Remains in Museums?

Human Rights
Masanori Murakami, who debuted in 1964, was the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball.

How to Pitch: A Guide for Anthropologists

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Why Write for SAPIENS?

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Is It Ever OK to Publish Photographs of Human Remains?

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Native American Children’s Historic Forced Assimilation

Borderlands
land acknowledgments

Why Land Acknowledgments Matter

Dwelling
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Why Do We Wrap Presents?

Stranger Lands
To Hopi traditionalists—Hopis who practice traditional culture—the humble one-seed juniper tree has deep cultural meaning.

The Struggle to Protect a Tree at the Heart of Hopi Culture

Dwelling

Will the Next Margaret Mead Please Stand Up?

Letters