CNAIR
See what's happening at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR).
March 7, 2022
In the early decades of the 20th century, many anthropologists whose archival collections are housed at the APS’s Library & Museum used maps to try...
January 23, 2022
Each year, the Library & Museum at the American Philosophical Society hosts a rich intellectual community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in...
November 30, 2021
Header image: The site core at Xunantunich: Looking south towards El Castillo (Structure A-6) from the summit of Structure A-11. Xunantunich is the oldest archaeological...
November 24, 2021
Upon arrival at the APS for my summer internship I was unsure of what I wanted to research because I knew there would be multiple...
November 19, 2021
I came to the American Philosophical Society (APS) with no prior experience with archival research and was excited to have the opportunity to work with...
November 12, 2021
When I arrived at the American Philosophical Society (APS) I was unsure of what exactly I would be researching. As a member of the Sac...
July 14, 2021
Pictured: 2021 NASI Interns Tieranny Keahna, Dynette Chavez, and Nancy Mendoza-Ruiz with NASI Program Director Tiffanie Hardbarger Philadelphia [July 14, 2021]—The American Philosophical Society in...
July 1, 2021
Archival collections are constantly reframed by individuals interacting with them and oversights brought about by incomplete understandings can alter their use for years at a...