National Association for the Practice of Anthropology

NAPA Notes June 2026
Issue Contents President’s letter Dear NAPA Members, Spring has been a season of significant news for Anthropology. Some of it (sadly) unsurprising, all of it revealing. But as a long-standing section of the American Anthropological Association, it is important for…

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