Theory of Knowledge: Knowledge and Indigenous Societies

A Smithsonian article, telling the story of how one family is trying to revive the indigenous Hawaian language.

A Guardian article, looking at 35 traditions, skills, and activities that have been added to Unesco’s cultural heritage list.

A History Today photo essay, that looks at what happens when our documentary evidence of indigenous culture is not based on ‘asymmetric power relations, subjugation, and colonialism’.

A World Economic Forum article, discussing the decision by the Netherlands that they will be returning all stolen colonial era artefacts.

A Guardian article, considering whether Justin Bieber’s new hairstyle amounts to cultural appropriation.

A Conversation article, explaining the differences between cultural appropriation, and cultural appreciation.

A Conversation article, which looks at a film about indigenous stories about the night sky, and how they help us to comprehend the universe.

A Guardian article, arguing that indigenous peoples were shut out of the Cop26 discussions - “literally and figuratively”.