Watching a nova episode about evidence of early human urbanization in the Amazon. Really cool work!

Then they talk to the local Indigenous folx:

Indigenous person "yes our ancestors have been here a very long time we talk to them we're still them!"

Archaeologist "cool!"

later,

Archaeologist: we have discovered a totally lost civilization of the pre-Columbian Amazon!

Indigenous person: 👀 🥺

#archaeology #anthropology #indigenousErasure

#1984book #doublethink #unperson #transerasure #BlackErasure #IndigenousErasure

https://www.them.us/story/college-board-ap-african-american-studies