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This year, the FIRST LEGO League introduced the UNEARTHED theme, challenging students to find solutions to real-world problems in archaeology. At Save History, we were eager to support several schools in exploring current issues in archaeology, including Skyline Gila River School here in Arizona and schools as far-flung as Illinois, Iowa, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon,…

SaveHistory.org, our collaborators, including the Yakama Nation are proud to present the latest edition of the children’s activity book: Save Indigenous History – Yakama Nation Collaboration.   About the Book Protecting cultural heritage starts with education. The Save Indigenous History activity books give children and families meaningful ways to learn about archaeological sites and the…

Stewardship of the land isn’t some new-fangled idea—it has been around since time immemorial. It is also the cornerstone of SaveHistory.org’s campaign to eliminate archaeological resource crime from Tribal and federal lands. With this in mind, the team at SaveHistory.org combed YouTube to find out how similar campaigns tried to reach the hearts and minds…

By Fermin Lopez (Pueblo of Pojoaque, THPO), Michael Spears (MOS Research, LLC), and Sean O’Meara (MOS Research, LLC) June 24, 2025 In the heart of the verdant northern Rio Grande Valley lies the Pueblo of Pojoaque, which is known in Tewa as P’osuwäegeh’ówîngeh, meaning “Water Drinking Village.” The Pueblo has a rich living cultural heritage…

By Sean O’Meara and Michael Spears, Principal Investigators at MOS Research, LLC April 15, 2025 The Pueblo of Nambé recently completed an important site protection project at one of their ancestral Pueblos with support from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Archaeology Southwest’s Save History & ARPA Assistance Initiative. For decades, this ancestral Pueblo had…

This blog is part two of a two-part series highlighting burial and cultural property law templates drafted to support Tribal Nations’ protection of their heritage on their lands. This second blog focuses on burial and cultural property preservation laws and Tribes. If you’d like to read about Tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and self-governance as general legal…

This blog is part one of a two-part series highlighting burial and cultural property law templates drafted to support Tribal Nations’ protection of their heritage on their lands. This first blog focuses on Tribal sovereignty, self-determination, and self-governance as general legal concepts here in the United States. If you’d like to read about burial and…

Call for Indigenous Artists & Illustrators Save History and the Yakama Nation are seeking up to five Indigenous artists with a preference for artists from the Yakama Nation and Pacific Northwest Tribes (must be U.S. citizens) to illustrate a Children’s Activity Book. The book will be shared on SaveHistory.org, in print, and on Save History…

By Anastasia Walhovd, Preservation Archaeologist and Save History Staff Member Save History is a collaboration of archaeologists, law enforcement, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to end archaeological resource crime on Tribal lands. This work brings our staff to Tribal lands across the United States, and recently we had the rare pleasure of visiting Washington…

We are excited to offer an advanced ARPA (Archaeological Resources Protection Act) damage assessment training in Phoenix, February 3–7, 2025. This advanced training is designed for archaeologists who will lead damage assessments. We are actively seeking professionals with work or lived experience in Tribal Nations to join our network of on-call partners who assist with…