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wild_dog 's review for:
Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
by Jennifer Raff
I enjoyed this a lot and would highly recommend it. This book provides an engaging overview of the current theories about the populating of the Americas, but where it really shines is how Raff uses her anthropological background to talk about the history of how the science and research has developed, and to interrogate how and why these ideas have developed the way they have. She does not look away or shy away from the impact that racism and white supremacy has had on this history and the development of the science, and calls for and presents a clear way forward for scientists in this field to reduce harm and work with indigenous communities.