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Study Traces Prehistoric Human Expansion Into South America
A large-scale genomic study of over 1,500 individuals from 139 underrepresented Indigenous groups across northern Eurasia and ...
DNA study 'fills gaps' in Indigenous Americans' ancestry
A genetics study traced prehistoric human migration from Asia to North and South America. The findings are helping ...
Humans reached southern South America by 14,500 years ago, genomes from 139 Indigenous groups reveal
A large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of ...
Why Panama City's appeal goes far beyond its namesake canal
Most famous for its canal, Panama’s namesake capital has been busily reinventing itself. Explore the storied spaces of its ...
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Indigenous delegates at the UN raise alarm on voluntary isolated peoples
Deforestation in the Amazon is closing in around isolated communities, many of which lack official recognition by governments ...
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South Africa’s frogs and reptiles get their own list of names in local languages
The project started as a pilot study in 2016, carried out in the Zululand area of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, where frog biodiversity is high and Indigenous cultural practices are ...
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Why aren’t South Africans growing more indigenous crops? How farmers can be nudged to change their ways
Qinisani Nhlakanipho Qwabe does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...
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Indigenous delegates at the UN raise alarm on voluntary isolated Indigenous peoples
“[Venezuela] does not appear on the map of isolated peoples ... there are 188 records of Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation in South America but only 60 are officially recognized by ...
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Indigenous delegates at the UN raise alarm on voluntary isolated Indigenous peoples
“[Venezuela] does not appear on the map of isolated peoples in Latin America ... According to the report, there are 188 records of Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation in South America but only ...
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The next pope will inherit Pope Francis’ mixed legacy with Indigenous people
Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people throughout the Americas. Some found Francis to be a reconciling figure ...