The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, along California’s Central Coast, would be the first of its kind in the…
Digging Into an Ancient Apocalypse Controversy From a Hopi PerspectiveWhen producers for a popular Netflix series sought a permit to film on public lands in the U.S. Southwest, many…
The Land of DreamsIn a dystopian short story, an anthropologist imagines an alternate world in which Kashmiris are forbidden to dream. Republished by…
Finding Our Way Forward—by RememberingIn a personal essay, a mixed-race and Native anthropologist draws strength from his ancestors. ✽ Who should I be today?…
Payangko, or Echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi)After a 60-year haitus, an Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna was seen in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains. A poet-anthropologist reflects on the echidna’s…
Can Ancient DNA Support Indigenous Histories?A biological anthropologist reflects on how scientific research can be used to reaffirm or undermine Indigenous land ties in Argentina.…
An Ancient Child Who’s Changing ArchaeologyA Brazilian archaeologist reexamines the way people treat ancestral Indigenous remains housed in museums—starting with one important encounter. Can museums…
A Dam’s Downstream ConsequencesAn anthropologist shares his story of the environmental, sociocultural, and political consequences of a hydropower dam in India for communities…
On the Tracks to Translating Indigenous KnowledgeA team of researchers will journey by railway to Lac Seul First Nation in Canada to better understand alternative ways…
Infant, Name Once KnownA poet-anthropologist of the Chickasaw Nation honors infant remains historically used in teaching collections at the University of Illinois. “Infant,…