#indigenous-heritage

#indigenous-heritage

The Walters Art Museum's new Latin American galleries showcase 200 works, primarily pre-Columbian, reflecting enduring cultures from 40 different Indigenous groups across the Americas.

"The Tongass National Forest makes up over 90 percent of Southeast Alaska," says Peter Nave, owner and lead guide of Wild Coast Excursions. "It is a region of mountains and fjords, where towns are thinly stretched between steep forested slopes and deep, rich waters."

June 2025's so-called 'strawberry moon' is set to be the lowest full moon we've seen since 2006, illuminating the northern hemisphere's night skies.

"Dress was their identity. If I did my homework, I could tell where they came from, what religion they were, what status they had."

"Victoria Park is probably the most significant site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane. It served as the town camp for up to 1,500 Indigenous people throughout the 19th century, reflecting nearly 200 years of continuity."

In 2015 President Barack Obama officially restored that name, noting that McKinley had never set foot in Alaska and that Denali is a site of significant cultural importance to many Alaska Natives.