Stop Calling the Aleutians Pristine
Indigenous peoples who lived in the Aleutian Islands for thousands of years didn’t trash the environment—that doesn’t mean their presence should be dismissed.
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Archaeologists Should Be Activists Too
More and more archaeologists are working to uncover the voices of groups that were marginalized in the past.
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What’s Behind the U.S. War on Science?
President Biden’s administration has promised to reinsert science into government decision-making. An anthropologist looks to Finland to argue that solutions must go far beyond reversing Trump’s policies.
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What Will It Take to Stop Swimming in the Waters of Racism?
The Southern African concept of ubuntu offers a crucial lesson for the U.S.: By recognizing our interconnections and actively undoing systemic racism, we can all become more fully human.
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Why We Need a Truth Commission on White Supremacy
The U.S. should learn from transitional justice initiatives in other countries and implement a formal plan to reckon with the deeply harmful legacies of racism and European colonialism.
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Why the Camp Grant Massacre Matters Today
Vigilantes attacked a peaceful encampment of Apache people in Arizona 150 years ago. Now their descendants are fighting to protect their homeland from a proposed copper mine at Oak Flat.