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  THE FOLLOWING IS A CONVERSATION between Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Hausdoerffer, and Gavin Van Horn, the coeditors of the five-volume series

From nightmarish horrors to sporty graphic novels, here are five-plus works by Indigenous authors and illustrators in honor of Native American Heritage Month.

Even Coach Beard from Ted Lasso is reading them.

The Arlington Heights Memorial Librarys eighth annual One Book, One Village community reading event will culminate next week with a virtual visit from the author of this years title.

The word "indigenuity" is a portmanteau made by combining "indigenous" with "ingenuity." This relatively new term plays a big role in the fifth annual Native American Cultural Celebration, which runs Thursday-Saturday and is presented by the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, a distinguished teaching professor and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of

What do two astronauts, an artist, an author, a journalist, a classically trained vocalist, a chef, a historian, a medical doctor, a storyteller, an award-winning flutist and a renowned lecturer on climate change have in common?

For clan elders in Wajir County, a less educated male candidate is still preferable to an educated woman who is regarded as a “weak” leader who cannot deliver on expectations.

Aug 14, 2021 // Following this week's release of the latest IPCC report on climate change, which sounded stark warnings about the world's inaction on climate change, we asked Diplomatic Courier readers and editors to share some of the books that informed, shocked, inspired, or offered hope and solutions for our changing world. Here are 13 of the most highly-recommended.

Jukka Mönkkönen Yliopistot eivät ole vapaita vaikutteilta ja niitä pyrkivät ohjaamaan monet eri tahot omine intresseineen. Juuri nyt pinnalla on osaavan työvoiman tarjonnan lisääminen laajentamalla merkittävästi yliopistokoulutusta. Tuoreen yliopistojen mainetutkimuksen perusteella poliitikkojen lisäksi myös suuri yleisö mieltää yliopistot lähinnä kouluttajiksi. Eikä siinä mitään, kun vain muistetaan, että yliopistokoulutus pohjaa aina tieteeseen ja tutkimukseen. Odotukset...