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A group of young people stand in front of a pollinator garden in Lowell, MA

Young People Are Stepping Up in Climate Conversations

Museums should meet them there

Dream Action Oklahoma (DAOK) vigil at Scissortail Bridge in 2018. (DAOK)

History Hiding in Plain Sight

Shining a spotlight on an integral, but largely unexamined, community in Oklahoma

Darkfeather Ancheta, Eckos Chartraw-Ancheta, and Bibiana Ancheta, Tulalip, Washington. Darkfeather, is pictured with her sister Bibiana and nephew Eckos at the edge of Tulalip Bay. They are wearing traditional regalia prepared for their annual Canoe Journey. Every year, upwards of 100 U.S. tribes, Canadian First Nations and New Zealand canoe families will make “The Journey” by pulling their canoes to a host destination Tribe. Canoe families pull for weeks, and upon landing participate in several days and nights of “protocol”, a celebration sharing traditional knowledge, ancestral songs, and sacred dances. Photo by Matika Wilbur for Project 562. Courtesy of the Artist.

Beyond Stereotypes: Portraits and Stories of Native American Women

A new exhibition aims to change the way we see Native America.

Cover of the autobiography of Beba Epstein written in the 1933-34 school year, with a picture of her. (Photo credit: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania is the custodian of Beba Epstein’s autobiography, which was digitized with their consent as part of the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Online Collections project)

How the Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl Inspired an Exhibition

The discovery of a forgotten document leads to an online exhibition and a deep dive into a family's history that was all but lost.

Jessica Cox sitting in her Ercoupe. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Cox)

Jessica Cox Flies in the Face of Challenges

The world's first licensed armless pilot is an advocate for people with disabilities and motivates people around the world to overcome their differences.

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