The Distract me from 2020s P&CE Thread Part Deux

@Cascarino's Pizzeria - I recognize you would almost certainly have no prior knowledge about this, but just as an FYI, it is considered improper (sometimes illegal) to display indigenous remains without the consent of the indigenous peoples concerned. In Nevada, for one, it is illegal to display American Indian skeletal remains, even in photographs. As such, it is something that we anthropologists discourage doing.

 

My recollection is that it means "ancient enemy" or "enemies of our ancestors." Other's disputed the translation/etymology. I spent just a summer doing digs and giving tours of petroglyphs in 98, and the issue came up sometimes. There were a few layers to it - some wanted to call them various other things, but Anasazi was still the most used by everyone. On our sites, we generally referred to the period of the dig and the culture rather than a tribe.

IIRC, this was another of those layers - is there a difference whether the remains are associated with a surviving tribe? Or, maybe, was there a difference?

 

"Anasazi" is basically a negative term, as it is what their enemies called them. The term used in my field for that group, at least in older times, is ancestral Pueblo.


If there is cultural affiliation, it's definitely off-limits. Given that skull was from a known existing tribe, that makes it off-limits.

 

If you are into the Grand Canyon, backpacking, or both, I highly recommend the book "A Walk in the Park."

 

I do not. Was amazed at the arrowhead in the skull mostly.

 

Video of Maori legislators doing the Haka to protest legislation that they feel will chip away at indigenous rights

We are not the only ones fighting for our rights and freedom.
Here we have the youngest member of the New Zealand Parliament, starting a Haka to protest a proposed law, by the far right, that would allow the reinterpretation of New Zealand’s founding legal document, the treaty… pic.twitter.com/DraLCljBdK

— Millie (@MilOnYourMind) November 14, 2024

 

More on what's going in in NZ

Act leader Seymour - who is also New Zealand's associate justice minister - argues that because the principles have never been properly defined legally, the courts "have been able to develop principles that have been used to justify actions that are contrary to the principle of equal rights".

He says these include "ethnic quotas in public institutions" that go against the spirit of fairness for all New Zealanders.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, however, has called the bill "divisive" - despite being part of the same coalition.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwve4j176o.amp

 

According to the NZ radio station I listen to, she was suspended from Parliament for 24 hours.

Christopher Luxon, the former CEO of Air New Zealand and now PM, has been rolling back a lot of pro-Māori / Pasifika policies that were instituted under the Labour government (Jacinda Ardern's party). There is a lot of dismay among liberals and Māori / Pasifika about it all, needless to say.

 

Here’s an excerpt:

https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/kevin-fedarko-walk-in-the-park/

 

Fettermen could probably lead a pretty good Haka in the Senate.

 

Seems appropriate for current events, LOL.

The Man Who Walked Through Time is also very good.

 

Not sure what Haka'ing for a client state that we already support 100% will do. And he'd probably pass out after 10 seconds.

 

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/b...bmarine-was-netted-norwegian-fishermen-213721

 

@spejic alert!!!

 

(From Facebook)

"A "Hobo Nickel" is the name given to American nickel coins that were hand-engraved by homeless people (hobos) during the Great Depression. Hobos used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary nickel, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food, rides, or other services.

These engravings were often very detailed and creative, and the motifs varied. A common motif, as can be seen in the picture, was a skull. Today, Hobo Nickels are valuable collector's items, and some examples have sold at auction for thousands of dollars.

The picture shows such a nickel redesigned with a skeleton motif. This is a part of the story that reflects creativity and survival during the difficult time of the Great Depression in the United States"

 

I'm sure you had a diabolical reason for choosing the "1937" nickel!

 

A nickel could buy like a house back then, right?

 

Not long ago it could by a hotel in Slovakia!