New research from NHMU uncovers microscopic plant residues in bedrock metates, revealing insights into the diets and traditions of the West’s ancient Indigenous communities.
Read More“I hope when students from similar communities and backgrounds as me see where I am at, it will help them imagine bigger futures for themselves.”
Read MoreResearchers and Coast Salish people analyze 160-year Indigenous dog pelt in the Smithsonian’s collection to understand the culturally significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog and counter the colonial narrative.
Read MoreDirect medical intervention is necessary to reduce infection in the small-scale, remote Indigenous communities of the Tsimané in the Bolivian Amazon during global pandemics.
Read MoreWomen managed important food resources, which may have incentivized parents to invest more in female offspring and to female-biased wealth disparities.
Read MoreNo federal legislation exists regarding the ethical treatment of non-Native American ancestors held by institutions. Anthropologists explored the ethical problems and opportunities for people responsible for the deceased, and the descendants they represent.
Read MoreA decades-long study of an African hunter-gatherer society shows how cash changed a previously money-free economy.
Read MoreA new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.
Read MoreBears Ears is not just about boundaries, it’s about management.
Read MoreWas this national monument “landscaped” for the use of the people?
Read More“In 2017, I saw an announcement in the pre-med newsletter that the Prison Education Project was starting and they needed volunteers. My mom is a school teacher, so education is pretty important in my family, and I thought it’d be a good thing to get involved in.”
Read MoreSociety, Water and Climate Research Group melds scientific perspectives toward finding sustainable water solutions in a changing world.
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