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History · August, 2026

Stories about History from August, 2026

In Cameroon, before the scroll, there was the dance floor

In Cameroon, ‘bals dansants’ are annual community dance gatherings organized during the holidays

Written by GV Sub-Saharan Africa

2 weeks ago

Who was here first? The two meanings of ‘Indigenous’ in Europe

Popular culture taught generations to admire resistance to colonialism; nationalism turned ‘firstness’ into claims of exclusive ownership

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

3 weeks ago

In Japan, Ryūkyūan Indigenous claim hindered by U.S. military bases in Okinawa

More than a century of forced assimilation policies have curbed the Ryūkyūan indigenous right movement

Written by Jo Carter

10 August 2026

The anatomy of erasure: Indigenous Assyrian women and forgotten genocide

Sexual violence, state denial, and archival silence: three systems that work to disappear an Indigenous people

Written by Guest Contributor

5 August 2026

How a community-led campaign is helping save Nigeria’s Kam language

Kam is a language spoken in 29 villages in Bali, Nigeria

Written by Abdulrosheed Fadipe

3 August 2026

‘Mightily like insurrection’: Revisiting Trinidad’s first Emancipation Day

What they wanted was their free papers, that the king had sent for them

Written by Guest Contributor

1 August 2026

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History · August, 2026

Stories about History from August, 2026

In Cameroon, before the scroll, there was the dance floor

Who was here first? The two meanings of ‘Indigenous’ in Europe

In Japan, Ryūkyūan Indigenous claim hindered by U.S. military bases in Okinawa

The anatomy of erasure: Indigenous Assyrian women and forgotten genocide

How a community-led campaign is helping save Nigeria’s Kam language

‘Mightily like insurrection’: Revisiting Trinidad’s first Emancipation Day

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