Returning the 'three sisters' – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures
For centuries Native Americans intercropped corn, beans and squash because the plants thrived together. A new initiative is measuring health and social benefits from reuniting the "three sisters."
Christina Gish Hill, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Iowa State University •
conversation
Nov. 20, 2020 • ~9 min
Nov. 20, 2020 • ~9 min
agriculture nutrition native-americans indigenous-peoples food-deserts us-history us-midwest vegetables corn thanksgiving food-sovereignty indian-removal-act reservations
Cahokian culture spread across eastern North America 1,000 years ago in an early example of diaspora
Five centuries before Columbus arrived, migrants were spreading across North America, carrying their culture with them and mixing with those they encountered in new places.
Jayur Mehta, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University •
conversation
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~11 min
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~11 min
anthropology archaeology native-americans human-migration diaspora pre-columbian
Native American tribes' pandemic response is hamstrung by many inequities
Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes' efforts to handle the pandemic themselves.
Stephanie Malin, Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, Center for Environmental Justice at CSU, Colorado State University •
conversation
June 1, 2020 • ~10 min
June 1, 2020 • ~10 min
covid-19 pandemic health-disparities native-americans coronavirus-2020 environmental-justice environmental-health oil-and-gas salmon north-dakota-access-pipeline alaska-natives border-wall
Tomanowos, the meteorite that survived mega-floods and human folly
Tomanowos, aka the Willamette Meteorite, may be the world's most interesting rock. Its story includes catastrophic ice age floods, theft of Native American cultural heritage and plenty of human folly.
Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, Earth scientist, Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra Jaume Almera (ICTJA - CSIC) •
conversation
April 24, 2020 • ~8 min
April 24, 2020 • ~8 min
astrophysics space geology ice-age native-americans museums meteorites oregon native-american-culture washington outer-space
/
1