Native by Design
Indigenous people in the U.S. are increasingly challenging widespread stereotypes as well as the practice of cultural appropriation.
Native by Design
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The Long Count
How we memorialize significant events says a lot about our perception of time.
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Is a Hand Wave a Universal Greeting?
Whether across the expanse of thousands of years or alongside a river, the hand wave is a gesture that holds social meaning. But has it always been used as a positive greeting?
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Graffiti Bombing in U.S. National Parks
Vandalism can be a form of resistance to oppression. But is that the case when a privileged artist mars our public lands?
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Lifting the Emotional Embargo With Cuba
An unorthodox blend of anthropology and poetry is cultivating reunion and reconciliation among people and cultures that have been estranged for decades.
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Martin Luther King Jr., in Sapphire
There are many ways to memorialize the immortal Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., the most famous and important civil rights leader of our time. Many, if not most, American cities have a street named after him. Scores of schools and buildings carry his name. Many parks and civic institutions have erected statues and monuments in his honor—such as a bronze statue recently raised in Denver’s City Park, near …