Director of the Bauu Institute and Press, Dr. Peter N. Jones, celebrated the one month anniversary of the launch of “Indigenous Issues Today” news blog. The Bauu Institute and Press is an environmental, psychological, and social science research and publishing company located in Boulder, Colorado.
On the occasion, Dr. Jones remarked, “Indigenous people today face [...]
For the first time in the 400 year colonial history of the American Indians of southern New England have they written their own story. Covering all modes of their traditional life, A Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England is a landmark publication.
Very few books on the history and culture of [...]
The question of how long American Indians have been in the Americas has always been of long-standing controversy. Early theories followed a Clovis-first model that argued for only 12,000-10,000 years of history. Well, in a recent book, Dr. Peter N. Jones argues that based on genetic and other evidence this date can be [...]
A new article has been posted at the Bauu Insitute and Press website that discusses the question of whether Europeans ever migrated to the Americas before Colubmus’ modern discovery and colonization. Written by the Institute as an educational piece, the article argues that although Vikings and perhaps others accidentally found the Americas before 1492, [...]
A new blog, started by Bauu Institute founder and director Peter N. Jones, highlights indigenous issues from around the world. The Indigenous Issues Today blog is intended to critically examine and highlight the various powers and processes at play in various indigenous peoples issues.
To learn more or read the blog, check out Indigenous Issues [...]
The Pharaoh Khufu, like the pharaohs before him, began planning his ‘house of eternity’ as soon as he took the throne. A spot was chosen for building on the west bank of the Nile. Cemeteries were usually built on the west bank because the sun ‘died’ on the western horizon every night.
Khufu’s architects were [...]