Tag: Indigenous
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Why it’s replacing Columbus Day in many places
Susan C. Faircloth, Colorado State University
Columbus Day celebrations in the United States – meant to honor the legacy...
How do archaeologists know where to dig?
Gabriel D. Wrobel, Michigan State University and Stacey Camp, Michigan State University
National Geographic magazines and Indiana Jones movies might have you picturing archaeologists excavating...
Protecting half of the planet is the best way to fight...
Greg Asner, Arizona State University
Humans are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems around the globe and changing Earth’s climate. Over the past 50 years, actions...
Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places
Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana
Forty years ago the U.S. Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act so that Native Americans could...
How Native American food is tied to important sacred stories
Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling, on June 11, that asked Washington state to remove...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
