A Living Thing: Ericka Hinton on the Sacred Act of Firefighting
Ericka Hinton works as a fire prevention tech with the Bureau of Indian Affairs with the Fort Apache Agency Fire Management on the White Mountain … Read more
Taking the Park to the People: The Changing Culture of the National Park Service
by Kimi Eisele It’s summer time, which means many people take to the roads to visit America’s National Parks. Full of wildlife, remote beauty, and … Read more
Deeper than the Cut: The Dunbar Barber Academy
by Kimi Eisele Tio Harris has been cutting hair—including his own—since he was seven years old. Before that, his father was the household haircutter. “But … Read more
Avenues of Culture: A Young Anthropologist Studies Home
Jiovanna Gortarez grew up in Tucson and is a graduate of Pueblo High School. Now a junior at the University of Arizona, she’s majoring in … Read more
Finding Meaning in the Mundane: One Folklorist’s Quest to Preserve Her Collection
Norine Dresser is a folklorist, author, and educator. She received a BA in anthropology and an MA in folklore and mythology, both from UCLA, and … Read more