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1 Mawkish, maybe. But Avatar is a profound, insightful, important film America, native Americans, Inca, Aztec, Columbus, genocide, history Avatar, James ­Cameron's blockbusting 3D film, is both profoundly silly and profound. It's ­profound because, like most films about aliens, it is a metaphor for contact between different human cultures. But in this case the metaphor is conscious and precise: this is the story of European engagement with the native peoples of the Americas. It's profoundly silly because engineering a happy ending demands a plot so stupid and predictable that it rips the heart out of the film. 20100111 peek | visit add/edit
2 The map that changed the world China, America, map, cartography, Pacific Ocean, exploration, circumnavigation Drawn half a millennium ago and then swiftly forgotten, one map made us see the world as we know it today... and helped name America. But, as Toby Lester has discovered, the most powerful nation on earth also owes its name to a pun. 20091028 peek | visit add/edit
3 The man who walks with bears bear, USA, North America Black bears are often considered among the most dangerous animals in North America, depicted down the years as ferocious predators threatening to man. But, says one man, that perception could not be further from the truth. For 43 years, Professor Lynn Rogers has studied wild bears, walking and playing with them, gaining amazing insights into their behaviour. His studies reveal the bears as peaceful, playful creatures, which even hum when they are content. 20091027 peek | visit add/edit
4 Bid to save nearly-lost language language, native American, Canada, Nuuchahnulth Some 300 people, descendants of a Native American people in west Canada, still speak Nuuchahnulth. ... there are also some concepts that can be encapsulated in a single syllable. A single sound describes the state of remaining in seclusion when the husband goes out to hunt, for example. 20050526 peek | visit add/edit
5 S. America creates single market South+America 20041208 peek | visit add/edit
6 Analysis: How the US 'lost' Latin America Latin America In pursuit of American interests, the US has overthrown or undermined around 40 Latin American governments in the 20th Century. 20060403 peek | visit add/edit
7 Amazon Stonehenge Latin America - peek | visit add/edit
8 Ulama sport, Aztec, Latin America - peek | visit add/edit
9 Henry Hudson 400 Dutch, North+America, exploration, voyage, history, New+York, Hudson, geography - peek | visit add/edit
10 Ancient man in US court USA, native+Americans, archeology 20010619 peek | visit add/edit
11 Science wins ancient bones battle USA, Native+Americans, superstition, ancient 20040205 peek | visit add/edit
12 Ancient Utah artefacts unveiled USA, Utah, Native+Americans, ancient 20040701 peek | visit add/edit
13 Native Americans divided over land battle USA, Native+Americans 20040710 peek | visit add/edit
14 Cherokees eject slave descendants USA, native Americans, Cherokee, racism, slavery Members of the Cherokee Nation of native Americans have voted to revoke tribal citizenship for descendants of black slaves the Cherokees once owned. 20070304 peek | visit add/edit
15 Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade slavery, genealogy, migration, Atlantic, Africa, America, slave+trade - peek | visit add/edit


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