Shamans of Siberia Description Meet the shamans of snowy Siberia with the Jesup North Pacific Expedition—one of the largest anthropology expeditions of all time. Curator Laurel Kendall tells the story of how the Museum’s pre-Soviet collections remain vital to the...
Ayan’s Journey Description Travel to the frontline of Somalia’s food crisis with Ayan, as she meets the families fighting to survive, in one of the hardest places to live on Earth. What Works Well This video is a personal narrative of one aid worker in...
Wadada Leo Smith: Awakening Emmett Till Description Jazz Night in America recorded Wadada Leo Smith performing his original composition “Emmett Till: Defiant, Fearless” in tribute while canoeing under the Black Bayou Bridge in Glendora, Miss. What Works...
Take a Ride With a Fashion Renegade Description Combining traditional materials and modern ideas, she’s determined to bring her country’s views of personal style into the 21st century. Vu creates inspiring designs that promote individualism challenging the traditional...
Right to Pray Description A group of female activists combat the regressive patriarchy that bars their entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple of Trimbakeshwar, India. Challenging the notion of impurity of women, and an archaic 450 year old tradition, they seek...
