A poet exuberantly gives thanks for the Munay-Ki rites enlivened across the ages and shared by the Q’ero people in…
When I See Spring in Your Eyes/yeli bU’ vuċh canen Ạċhen mnz nō bharA poet-anthropologist from Indian-occupied Kashmir speaks of hope as inherited through memories of resilience in the past and present. “When…
The Psychedelics Industry Is Booming—but Who’s Being Left Out?Three researchers discuss the possibilities and problems arising as psychedelic plant medicines, held sacred by many Indigenous communities, move into…
Post-An Indigenous poet-anthropologist writes to her daughter of the limits of her motherly protection. “Post-” is part of the collection…
“T”A poet-anthropologist celebrates how the Orring people of southeastern Nigeria conceptualize the origins—and workings—of the cosmos. “T” is part of…
On Flores Island, Do “Ape-Men” Still Exist?Islanders have long claimed ape-like humans, remarkably similar to the fossil species Homo floresiensis, survive in secluded forests of Indonesia.…
People of the PeppersMeet Katherine Chiou, an archaeologist who conducts research in Mexico and Peru to search for clues about humanity’s spicy romance…
A Birth and a Death—a Haunting of Igbo LandingA Ghanian American poet-anthropologist crafts her own African diasporic and Indigenous identity through weaving herself into a famous story of…
The Astounding Origins of Chaco Canyon TimberIn a nearly treeless desert, Ancestral Puebloans built Great Houses with more than 200,000 massive log beams. Where they got…
In the Event of FloodingAn Indigenous poet-anthropologist speaks to the survivance of Native communities in the face of colonialism and genocide. “In the Event…
