While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
This March, SAPIENS is partnering with the Royal Anthropological Institute’s RAI Film Festival to celebrate anthropological documentaries. ✽ The art…
Looking for the LepchasA poet of the Indigenous Lepcha community of the Eastern Himalayas is looking to find herself as she grapples with…
Advocating for Archaeology’s New PurposeArchaeologists can help communities retake what colonialism and racism tried to erase through a new goal of “archaeological reclamation.” The…
A Free Man: The Story of a Menominee ElderAn anthropologist and Menominee Indian Nation citizen recounts the story of independent-minded Frank, a man who kept tribal lifeways in…
Seeker of Life/Kawsay ThawiqA Quechua poet and linguist speaks to the conflicting feelings some Indigenous groups experience when non-Native paleoarchaeologists and others visit…
Born of “All That Good”An Indigenous poet-anthropologist and new mother interrogates the idea that, overall, historic Indigenous boarding schools brought a lot of “good.”…
The Woods Lament For MePoet-anthropologist Jason Vasser-Elong revitalizes stories of interwoven lineages of his African-descent ancestors and those who were Native American. The Woods…
With the Fall of a Tree, Archaeology Returns to LiberiaFollowing a devastating Civil War, archaeologists are helping Liberia rewrite a more inclusive history and forge a more diverse future.…
Navigating the Ethics of Ancient DNA ResearchPaleogenomic research has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, igniting heated debates about handling human remains. Who gives consent…
The PathA poet-anthropologist reflects on the musings of an older Noni woman from Cameroon who critiques anthropology’s past as a handmaiden…
