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The Māori: The First People of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
In the Season 2 finale of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, host Alisha Prakash delves into the history and traditions of the Māori, the first people of Aotearoa (New Zealand). Centuries ago, their…
The Narragansett: Bridging the Past With the Future
In this episode, host Alisha Prakash speaks with three members of the Narragansett community—Lorén Spears, Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum, and Dawn and Cassius Spears, founders of Ashawaug…
Encore: The Tongva: A Lasting Influence on Los Angeles
Los Angeles today is an influencer on the global stage, thanks to its most well-known industry, Hollywood. And its very name hints at the earlier influence of colonizers from Spain and Mexico in the…
The Sámi: A Story of Resilience
In this moving and deeply personal episode of "Lost Cultures: Living Legacies", host Alisha Prakash takes listeners to the Arctic homeland of the Sámi people, the Indigenous communities of Sápmi, a…
Encore: The Rapa Nui: The Actual Name of Easter Island and its People
You’ve likely heard of “Easter Island” and the giant stone statues that famously reside there, confounding people who can’t understand how people could have made and moved them so long in the past.…
Baghdadi Jews of Calcutta: “Carrying Our Heritage in Our Hearts”
Explore the rich history of Calcutta's Baghdadi Jewish community with host Alisha Prakash. Rahel Musleah, a journalist, educator, and singer who leads tours through her company Explore Jewish India,…
The Kānaka Maoli of Hawai‘i: Rooted in Aloha
In this episode of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, we journey to the Hawaiian islands to explore the deep roots and living traditions of Kānaka Maoli, the Native Hawaiian people. Our guests, all…
Bermuda: The Crossroads of the Atlantic
On the Season 2 debut of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, we travel to Bermuda, an Atlantic island whose history spans centuries and continents. Once uninhabited, Bermuda became a vital stop in…
Season 2: Launching May 21, 2025
What can we discover about a place by exploring the histories of those who once lived there–and those who live there still ? In what ways do cultures build upon each other as populations come and go?…
S1E10 Cajuns & Creoles: The Stunningly Adaptive People of South Louisiana
Cadie. Acadie. Acadian. Cajun. Acadiana. These words are part of the history and culture that developed in south Louisiana over the course of the last three centuries. They're an integral part of…
S1E9 The Taino: A Constantly Evolving Caribbean Identity
When researcher Jorge Estevez visited the Smithsonian as a boy, he saw a sign that stated his people had “disappeared” four centuries before. How did this claim become conventional wisdom? To get to…
S1E8 The Nubians of Egypt: Preserving a Lost Homeland
How is it that people belonging to one of the oldest civilizations in the world have lost so much of their ancestral homeland? What steps must they take to preserve their culture in the face of such…
S1E7 The Rapa Nui: The Actual Name of Easter Island and its People
You’ve likely heard of “Easter Island” and the giant stone statues that famously reside there, confounding people who can’t understand how people could have made and moved them so long in the past.…
S1 Encore: The Undiscovered Story of NYC's Lower East Side
New York City’s Lower East Side has been home to many communities, from the Lenape to Dutch and English colonizers to an influx of groups from Europe, China, Puerto Rico, and the American South. How…
S1E6 The Picts: The Mysterious Painted People of Scotland
Of all the cultures covered on this podcast, why did the Picts come closest to actually being lost? How did these "painted people" from what is now known as Scotland largely disappear from the…
S1E5 Aboriginal Peoples: On Australia for Many Millennia and Looking to the Future
Australia is a far-away destination for travelers based in most other parts of the world. Its remoteness has bred unique wildlife and, among its people, an archetypal ability to persevere. Much of…
S1E4 The Tongva: A Lasting Influence on Los Angeles
Los Angeles today is an influencer on the global stage, thanks to its most well-known industry, Hollywood. And its very name hints at the earlier influence of colonizers from Spain and Mexico in the…
S1E3 The Ainu: A Culture Too Strong for Japan to Erase
The popular image of Japan is often the modern metropolis of Tokyo or its feudal history, samurai and all. But there’s also a culture you may not know about. It predates even the concept of Japan as…
S1E2 The Maya: Truth and Lore in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
Many people think of the Maya as existing mainly – perhaps even solely – in the historical record, far in the past from our modern day. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. So, how have they…
S1E1 The Undiscovered Story of NYC's Lower East Side
New York City’s Lower East Side has been home to many communities, from the Lenape to Dutch and English colonizers to an influx of groups from Europe, China, Puerto Rico, and the American South. How…
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