This important job Smithsonian NMNH closes in 6 days (9.6.24) - come work w/ us to continue the work of restitution & ethical engagement around our non-Native American ancestral remains

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access. This is news. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Mac…

#Duet with Niwel Tsumbu Niwel has a beautiful playing style on the guitar, combining traditions from his native Congo as well as from flamenco, Irish trad, and his own unique journeys on the guitar fretboard -

from "The Cure at Troy" by Seamus Heaney

We’ve got a waste problem. Natural resources are extracted to produce goods that are used – often just briefly, sometimes not at all – before they are thrown into the trash. A new documentary, Buy Now, exposes the dark reality. Here's what you can do: pirg.org/articles/buy-n…

Spend Native American Heritage Month with this selection of fiction, nonfiction, history, poetry, memoir, and more. → 20 Recommended Reads on.nypl.org/48GuaQL

Ever wonder what happens to your old Christmas tree lights? Adam Minter dives into the surprising fate of discarded holiday lights and other low-quality wires. Recycling is more complex—and circular—than you might think! — #iFixit

Inkwo for When the Starving Return Dir. Amanda Strong (Amanda Strong) ANIMATED SHORT FILM PROGRAM #Sundance

☀️ Winter Solstice greetings 📽️19th Native Spirit Festival 12-18 October 2025 🎬 Call for Entries now open 20 March closing date 21 June selections 🔗filmfreeway.com/NativeSpirit #callforsubmissions #filmfestival #indigenous #cinema #native #film #experimental

When e-waste ends up in the trash, it doesn’t just disappear—it ruins water supplies, harms wildlife, and causes fires. Do you have electronics that aren’t repairable or old batteries? Dispose of them responsibly by visiting an electronics recycler. — #iFixit

📝 Call For Applications 💻 Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) is accepting proposals from grad students )June 23–July 18, 2025). SIMA trains students in museum & archival research methods thru engaging anthropology collections the Smithsonian Smithsonian NMNH 1/~ #internships

Over 4 weeks of seminars & hands-on workshops in collections, students are introduced to the scope of NMNH’s collections; acquainted w/ strategies for navigating museum; learn different methods & theoretical issues that collections-based research may address. 2/~ #internships

Students are taught ethics of engaging w/ communities’ belongings & practicalities of collaborative research. Each student carries out preliminary collections research on a topic of their own choice & develops a prospectus for research to be implemented at their university 3/~

Who should apply? Masters & doctoral students interested in material-visual methods. Students in interdisciplinary programs related to anthro are welcome. Who is eligible: US students even if studying abroad; International students in a US university & Canadian 1st Nations 4/~

Costs: The program covers students’ tuition & shared housing in furnished apartments. A small stipend assists w/ expenses. Participants cover cost of travel to and from Washington, DC. Application deadline - March 1, 2025 For details 👉🏽 naturalhistory.si.edu/research/anthr… 5/~ #internships

Applicants are encouraged to contact the program ([email protected]) to help develop their project proposal. Never too late to reach out #internships

The Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize is now officially open! The prize recognises the most outstanding PhD thesis by an AAPS student member working in the field of Pacific Studies. Details here: pacificstudies.org.au/news/phd-prize…

Congratulations to my colleagues for this well deserved honor

The call for papers for the AAPS 2025 conference themed "Pacific Discourses and Destinies" at University of Sydney (3-6 June 2025) is now open. The deadline for submissions is Friday 28 February 2025. See link for details of the open sessions: sydney.edu.au/arts/study/con…

"Among political novelists, Le Guin stood out for her ability to blend different kinds of politics." Jonathan Bolton discusses the radical politics of Ursula K. Le Guin in her novel, "The Dispossessed." lareviewofbooks.org/article/to-tou…