Why Navajos Love Their Country Music
An anthropologist who is also a singer-songwriter explores how Southwestern Native bands shake up the notion of “cowboys and Indians.”
Participant Observation
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Witnessing an Endangered Puberty Ritual
In an Indigenous community in Peru, a girl’s first menstruation is accompanied by a “boot camp” during which she’s trained in how to be a woman—but that tradition is ebbing away.
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For Preppers, the Apocalypse Is Just Another Disaster
The prepping movement has a bad image spurred by right-wing extremists. But preppers are a largely misunderstood bunch.
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An Alternative Therapy Hits Home in Mexico
The Family Constellations approach, born of European and African thinking, emphasizes the importance of family bonds. That may be comforting for those stressed by a rapidly changing world.