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Video game shines light on Indigenous history and voices

Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) was developed in Montreal by a local studio that collaborated closely with Indigenous designers and consultants.




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10 takeaways from the worst jobs report in US history

Brutal. Horrific. Tragic. Choose your ­description. The April jobs report showed, in harrowing ­detail, just how terribly the coronavirus outbreak has pummelled the United States economy. Most obviously, there’s the 14.7 per cent unemployment rate...




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10 takeaways from the worst jobs report in US history


BALTIMORE (AP) — Brutal. Horrific. Tragic. Choose your description. The April jobs report showed, in harrowing detail, just how terribly the coronavirus outbreak has pummeled the U.S. economy. Most obviously, there’s the 14.7% unemployment rate, the highest since the Great Depression. And the shedding of more than 20 million jobs, by far the worst one-month […]




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Indigenous history along the Murray River being unearthed in five-year research project

A team of archaeologists is working with Indigenous people along the Murray River to discover stories of the land that could now be tens of thousands of years old.




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The curious history of Duneira, Mt Macedon's hidden treasure

Duneira is a late Nineteenth Century country house in Mt Macedon - but it has a curious history.



  • ABC Local
  • melbourne
  • Community and Society:History:19th Century
  • Community and Society:History:20th Century
  • Community and Society:History:21st Century
  • Australia:VIC:Mount Macedon 3441

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10 takeaways from the worst jobs report in US history

BALTIMORE (AP) - Brutal. Horrific. Tragic.

Choose your description. The April jobs report showed, in harrowing detail, just how terribly the coronavirus outbreak has pummeled the U.S. economy. Most obviously, there's the 14.7% unemployment rate, the highest since the Great Depression. And the shedding of more than 20 million jobs, ...




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Archaeologists Have a Lot of Dates Wrong for North American Indigenous History — But Are Using New Techniques to Get It Right

Modern dating techniques are providing new time frames for indigenous settlements in Northeast North America, free from the Eurocentric bias that previously led to incorrect assumptions.




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Sydney Opera House premieres First Nations cabaret exploring Australia's circus history

First Nations cabaret Natives Go Wild peels back the PT Barnum legend to reveal the Indigenous stories and talent behind the spectacle.



  • ABC Radio Sydney
  • sydney
  • Arts and Entertainment:All:All
  • Arts and Entertainment:Performance Art:All
  • Arts and Entertainment:Theatre:All
  • Community and Society:Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander):All
  • Australia:NSW:Sydney 2000
  • Australia:QLD:All
  • Australia:QLD:Palm Island 4815

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California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.




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The Window - NYC Eastside Access Part 1: Most Expensive Transportation Project in US History

Deep under New York City, the Metropolitan Transit Authority is working on the country’s largest and most expensive transportation project. Over 50 years in the making, this $8.24 billion railway will connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal. Follow Engineer Bill Ury, on an inspection of this massive subterranean project from beneath 38th Street in Manhattan to Sunnyside Yards in Queens.




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The Window - NYC Eastside Access Part 2: Most Expensive Transportation Project in US History

Stirring images of an underground city set the stage for this subterranean journey through East Side Access, the country's largest transportation project. Get a detailed look at the bold vision for this massive railway expansion and learn why it could only happen in New York.




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The waterless sea: a curious history of mirages / Christopher Pinney

Barker Library - QC976.M6 P566 2018




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Five Ways We Misunderstand American Religious History

From religious liberty to religious violence, it helps to get our facts straight.




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Possession: the curious history of private collectors from antiquity to the present / Erin L. Thompson

Rotch Library - DE60.T48 2016