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The Native American Flute

In many Native American communities, the flute is more than an instrument and a companion in storytelling. It has guided people through centuries of storytel... Read More

Hindi, Urdu, and Hindustani

Following English and Mandarin Chinese, Hindi is renowned for being the third most widely spoken language in the world, with around 650 million speakers glob... Read More

How to Become the Main Character

Take a second. Imagine your favorite book’s/movie’s main character. How would you describe them? What makes them who they are? How are they different from yo... Read More

#Nassie

If you don’t live under a rock (or are employed), you have probably heard about TikTok’s new blossoming relationship: Cassie and Nick Wilkins. Cassie has bee... Read More

The Art of Responding to Art

The poem “Minnehaha”  by Tyehimba Jess is complicated and has many layers of context. First, it is an ekphrastic poem, meaning it responds to another wo... Read More

The Didjeribone

As we have explored in a previous issue, the didgeridoo has long channeled cultural identity and ancestral knowledge. In recent years, a modern adaptation ca... Read More