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Explorer Spotlight: Asha Stuart Documenting the Lost Tribes of Africa

April 13, 2018

Asha Stuart is a Young Explorer grantee, and is also part of the Young Explorer Leadership and Development Program. A National Geographic Society grant funded her work so that she could go and document the Siddi tribal people, an African diasporic community that was forcibly taken to India between the 15th and 19th century. Exploring…

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Tags Africa, African Americans, Asha Stuart, Diaspora, Explorers, Hinduism, Human Journey, India, Indigenous Voices, race, Siddi

August 18, 2013: Saving Children in Ethiopia, Reigning In Our Sweet Tooth, and More

August 19, 2013

Every week, embark with host Boyd Matson on an exploration of the latest discoveries and interviews with some of the most fascinating people on the planet, on National Geographic Weekend. Please check listings near you to find the best way to listen to National Geographic Weekend, or pick your favorite segments and listen now below! Episode: 1333 – Air…

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Tags Africa, African Americans, Andrew Skurka, babies, Baghdad, blisters, Brazil, children, curse, Dan Gilgoff, desert, diabetes, energy, Erica Wynn, Ethiopia, Expedition Denali, feet, florida, fountain of youth, Gina Cook, hiking, Iran, killing, Lale Labuko, Lars Larsson, Macedonia, mingi, NG Weekend, power, Randy Orndorff, Rich Cohen, Rio, sand dune, Scott Briscoe, sinkholes, Star Wars, sugar, Sugar Love, Sven Hedin, Sweden, T.H. Culhane, tradition, trash, tribe, usgs, waste, wild chronicles, Yugoslavia

August 18, 2013: Saving Children in Ethiopia, Reigning In Our Sweet Tooth, and More

August 19, 2013

Every week, embark with host Boyd Matson on an exploration of the latest discoveries and interviews with some of the most fascinating people on the planet, on National Geographic Weekend. Please check listings near you to find the best way to listen to National Geographic Weekend, or pick your favorite segments and listen now below! Episode: 1333 – Air…

In Uncategorized

Tags Africa, African Americans, Andrew Skurka, babies, Baghdad, blisters, Brazil, children, curse, Dan Gilgoff, desert, diabetes, energy, Erica Wynn, Ethiopia, Expedition Denali, feet, florida, fountain of youth, Gina Cook, hiking, Iran, killing, Lale Labuko, Lars Larsson, Macedonia, mingi, NG Weekend, power, Randy Orndorff, Rich Cohen, Rio, sand dune, Scott Briscoe, sinkholes, Star Wars, sugar, Sugar Love, Sven Hedin, Sweden, T.H. Culhane, tradition, trash, tribe, usgs, waste, wild chronicles, Yugoslavia

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“There are only a handful of cheetahs left in Ethiopia, and probably no more than 300 in the Horn of Africa,” said Sarah Durant, a senior fellow at @OfficialZSL. https://t.co/h5w1qh88ra #IntlCheetahDay

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