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A sailing canoe sits in a Tahitian bay, surrounded by crowds of onlookers, and several smaller canoes full of people there to celebrate the occasion.
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Hōkūleʻa is welcomed in Tahiti in 1976

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A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts in his finery.
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Captain Bartholomew Roberts

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Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The area is home to over 150,000 Indigenous residents, whose diverse languages and cultures are both a link to history and the foundation for contemporary lives.
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Smithsonian Alaska Native Collections

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These rattles from British Columbia were used during shamanistic performances.
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Ceremonial Rattles

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A researcher takes notes at the site of an ancient shipwreck recently discovered in Mazotas, Cyprus. The ship went down in the 4th century B.C. loaded with expensive and sought-after wine from Greece.
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Cyprus Shipwreck Discovery

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Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

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Nuclear bomb in Bikini Atoll
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Nuclear Bombs on the Coral Reef

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A researcher holds a maritime archaic point made of ramah chert that was found at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Ancient Maritime Archaic Indian Point

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a black and white photo of a woman holding a glass award
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Dr. Marian Pettibone, A Woman of Firsts

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Master carver Douglas Chilton rides in the Raven Spirit canoe at its ceremonial launch.
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Salmon Shape a Way of Life

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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The Evolution of a Reef Aquarium

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