Once the tribes were removed to the reservation, additional work began to civilize them. The Indian Agents and teachers disregarded the tribe’s cultures and previous Continue reading
I am currently working on a research project that looks at the social impacts of Arohanui Strings, Porirua Soundscapes, and Virtuoso Strings. These groups provide free, Sistema-inspired orchestral mus…
This is the transcript for the talk I gave at Skeletal Biology in the Carolina conference. You can see the PPT here: Slipping into Darkness Slide 1 Introduction Slide…
In recent years, in the State of Oregon, there have been some positive signs that the state has finally accepted that there are Native people, Continue reading
A Haitian artist responds to the “shithole” remark. The day after President Trump referred to Haiti and the continent of Africa as “shithole countries,” Jerry Rosembert Moïse, a…
The ratified treaties series, just completed today (1/17/2018), was inspired by a request from Dean Rhodes, Media Director at Grand Ronde, for me to tape a podcast about…
Policy makers, development workers, orphanage voluntourists, missionaries, prospective adoptive parents: ignore this book at your peril. “AIDS orphans” are commonly imagined as the…
Spivak on time, speaking on education and critiquing the knowledge management toolkit template at die Akademie des Verlernens unlearning academy. Has some anecdotes of crying boys and vids…
Gah. Still. No. Change. >Subject: Call for solidarity for the academics for peace on trial Dear colleagues, Our colleagues in Turkey are facing incredible repression under a populist…
Over the last week I have taped at least two shows for the radio about my thoughts about Thanksgiving. Suddenly everyone wants to know what “Natives” think about…
Education can offer prisoners an avenue by which to both voice their critiques of the system and to help transform it. Wenting Li/SAPIENS One fresh, sunny morning this…
As a kindergartner with Black boy joy, Carter excitedly began public school wanting to become a scientist. Carter considered scientists “some of the smartest people on earth,” because…
What is Anthropology? In each generation, the question of “What is Anthropology?” must be answered anew. In 2017, Tim Ingold’s Anthropology and/as Education provides a summation of a…
https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/ Don’t just blame the teacher when the system is at fault, says UNESCO …. The Report calls on governments to: 1. Design accountability for schools and teachers…
The Klamath River flows from Southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean through some of the most wild lands of the continental United States. It is home to diverse…
Open Anthropology Matters The October issue of Open Anthropology promotes material linked to the 2017 annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Anthropology Matters (November …
In this Conversations episode of This Anthro Life, Adam Gamwell and guest host/TAL correspondent Matt Artz explore the world of Design Anthropology with the help of Dr. Elizabeth…
Hartwick Archaeology As mentioned in the Hartwick Anthropology Survey, 2017-2018 marks the first retirement from Hartwick Anthropology. Professor David Anthony, acclaimed author of The Horse, the Whee…
Hartwick Archaeology As mentioned in the Hartwick Anthropology Survey, 2017-2018 marks the first retirement from Hartwick Anthropology. Professor David Anthony, acclaimed author of The Horse, the Whee…
In the fall of 2016, my colleagues Tess Lanzarotta, Marco Ramos, and I met as the core organizers for the “Critical Histories, Activist Futures” conference to hammer out…
I’ve developed a really nerdy, but kickass, superpower. Give me twenty minutes of one-on-one conversation time with a person, any person, and they will come out of that…
The lives, status, and image of immigrants may constitute the single-most urgent human issue of our time. In an arresting and captivating new study of Cameroonian mothers now…
This Anthro Life – Savage Minds Crossover Series, part 4 by Adam Gamwell and Ryan Collins This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you…
In the fall of 1987, the Hartwick Anthropology program became an independent department. Fall 2017 marks the 30 year anniversary of Hartwick Anthropology. The 2017-2018 academic year will…