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Michigan State University anthropologist explores Maya land governance in Belize

Posted onFebruary 28, 2025March 21, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

In Dr. Laurie Medina’s new book, Governing Maya Communities and Lands in Belize: Indigenous Rights, Markets, and Sovereignties, she examines the decades-long struggle by Q’eqchi’ and Mopan Maya communities in Belize to win state recognition of their Indigenous right to lands on which they have Read More

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Michigan State University hosts Maya educator to discuss cultural and educational initiatives 

Posted onFebruary 18, 2025March 21, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Preserving Maya culture matters greatly to Filberto Rash and Dr. Gabriel Wrobel.  Rash, a Q’eqchi’ Maya and principal of the Tumul K’in Center of Learning in the Toledo District of Belize, spent a week on campus in January as a guest of Wrobel, a professor Read More

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New study explores how Indigenous Knowledge shapes child development

Posted onFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Associate Professor Dr. Heather Howard of Michigan State University’s Department of Anthropology has always been interested in the politics of food.  “I’ve long been interested in the socio-cultural dimensions of nourishment and how these connect to knowledge about illness and disease,” Howard said. Howard is Read More

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Bone Needles Uncover New Insights Into Clovis Culture and Ice Age Life

Posted onJanuary 24, 2025February 19, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Tiny bone needles discovered at an archaeological dig site in Wyoming are helping tell the story of Indigenous communities during the Ice Age in North America. Dr. Madeline Mackie, faculty for the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University, co-authored a new bone needle study Read More

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Meet New Faculty Member: Dr. Madeline Mackie

Posted onJanuary 16, 2025January 16, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

For some, the Ice Age is best understood through the 2002 animated film with a woolly mammoth, ground sloth, and smilodon. For Dr. Madeline Mackie, new assistant professor of anthropology, it’s a bit different. Mackie, originally from Southern California, knew from a young age that Read More

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High school students explore forensic anthropology at MSU

Posted onJanuary 14, 2025January 16, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

High school students from the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) recently got a behind-the-scenes look at Michigan State University’s Forensic Anthropology Lab (MSUFAL). In November, these students spent the day on campus meeting MSU students and faculty while exploring labs. Dr. Carolyn Isaac, assistant professor Read More

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MSU Professor Emeritus Co-Authors Study on Indigenous Maize Use in Michigan

Posted onJanuary 9, 2025January 16, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Professor Emeritus Dr. William Lovis of the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University found something he didn’t expect when studying maize in Michigan. “The most unexpected outcome was the observation that there was a clear separation of living spaces used for residential, food preparation Read More

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MSU completes first-ever repatriation to The Bahamas

Posted onDecember 20, 2024April 17, 2025AuthorLouise Henderson

Dr. Jessica Yann believes everyone should have a right to their own history.  Yann, Program Manager for Michigan State University’s Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) program and a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology, completed the first-ever human Ancestral remains repatriation Read More

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Access Spotlight: Dr. Kehli Henry

Posted onNovember 11, 2024December 23, 2024AuthorLouise Henderson

Kehli Henry, Ph.D., is Michigan State University’s Access Spotlight honoree. During the month of November the college celebrates the diverse history, culture and accomplishments of our Native American and Indigenous community members. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes across the country including a dozen Read More

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Access Champion: Dr. Mindy Morgan

Posted onNovember 11, 2024December 23, 2024AuthorLouise Henderson

Dr. Mindy Morgan, an Associate Professor of Anthropology and an affiliated faculty member of the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program, is Michigan State University’s College of Social Science Access Champion honoree. During November, Native American Heritage month, the college celebrates the contributions, culture and history Read More

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