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Did Indigenous Americans and Vikings Trade in the Year 1000?
Centuries before Columbus, Vikings came to the Western hemisphere. How far into the Americas did they travel?
by
Valerie Hansen
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Aeon
on
September 22, 2020
Guatemala’s Baby Brokers: How Thousands of Children Were Stolen For Adoption
Baby brokers often tricked Indigenous Mayan women into giving up newborns; kidnappers took others. International adoption is now seen as a cover for war crimes.
by
Rachel Nolan
via
The Guardian
on
January 4, 2024
A Brief History of Onions in America
On ramps, xonacatl, skunk eggs and more.
by
Mark Kurlansky
via
Literary Hub
on
November 9, 2023
We Are Witnessing the First Stages of Civilization’s Collapse
Will our own elites perform any better than the rulers of Chaco Canyon, the Mayan heartland, and Viking Greenland?
by
Michael Klare
via
The Nation
on
August 22, 2023
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Past U.S. Policies Have Made Life Worse for Guatemalans
If the Biden administration wants to address migration, it must recognize U.S. complicity in Guatemala’s problems.
by
Catherine Nolan-Ferrell
via
Made by History
on
June 21, 2021
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