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Stairs of the mine.
Taxco, Mexico

Pre-Hispanic Mine of Taxco

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.
Murals along the walkway.
Malinalco, Mexico

Murals of the Parish of the Divine Savior

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.
Inyo County, California

Coso Rock Art District

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
The town of Tuzantla.
maps

In Spanish America, Cartographers Hand-Drew Maps Inspired by Printed Ones

These hybrid productions are unique in mapmaking.
Sarah Laskow October 9, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Feast of the Hunters' Moon

The autumn event re-creates meals shared by French settlers and Native Americans at an 18th-century fort.
"The Indian and the Anteater" sculpture.
São Paulo, Brazil

'The Indian and the Anteater' Sculpture

This mesmerizing statue of a child wrestling an anteater symbolizes the native culture and biodiversity of São Paulo.
Chef Rich Francis at his home in Six Nations, Ontario.
food

How an Indigenous Chef Is Decolonizing Canadian Cuisine

Rich Francis is reclaiming and reinventing an erased food culture.
Gautham Krishnaraj August 3, 2018
maps

In Early Maps of Virginia, West Was at the Top

But why?
Erica Naone July 30, 2018
A screengrab of the interactive mapping website Native Land.
maps

Indigenous Geographies Overlap in This Colorful Online Map

Native Land highlights territories, treaties, and languages across the U.S., Canada, and beyond.
Cecilia Keating July 24, 2018
Chevak-ish style dolls, unknown maker
Juneau, Alaska

Aunt Claudia's Dolls, a Museum

One toy collector's legacy of hundreds of unique items includes the most diverse display of northern indigenous dolls.
Tlingit Indians wearing their regalia, Chilkat Indian village, Klukwan.
Haines, Alaska

Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.
The medicine wheel.
Calgary, Alberta

Nose Hill Siksikaitsitapi Medicine Wheel

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.
Two wooden Chugach masks.
archaeology

After 130 Years, the Spoils of a Grave-Plundering Explorer Are Returning to Alaska

Righting at least one wrong from centuries of colonialism.
Megan Gannon May 18, 2018
Freddy, standing still for once.
music

Freddy, Manitoba's Beloved Rogue Bison, Has Been Immortalized in Song

"Run, Freddy, Run!" features Renaissance-style singing, Metís fiddle, and electronically distorted bison noises.
Cara Giaimo May 4, 2018
objects of intrigue

Greenland’s Hand-Sized Wooden Maps Were Used for Storytelling, Not Navigation

These distinctive artifacts are clues to how the Tunumiit people saw the world.
Hans Harmsen May 2, 2018
Santa Marta, Colombia

Ciudad Perdida

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Ruteng, Indonesia

Spider Web Rice Fields

The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.
Gastro Obscura

Stroganina

This is Siberia's sashimi, a simple delicacy born in one of the world’s coldest climes.