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Sheridan MacKnight holds a photograph of her grandfather John B. McGillis. In the photograph, McGillis wears a hand-made beaded buckskin suit and a U.S. army cap from his service in WWI.

He fought for self-determination in a time of assimilation. He left these objects.

A documentary photographer reflects on Indigenous identity using the items her great grandfather collected throughout his storied life.

Holiday show celebrating Cole Porter is playing to packed (masked) houses in Paris

A holiday musical review celebrating the work of Cole Porter is playing to rapturous audiences in Paris.

Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?

When rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev closes his resignation speech after delivering it at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 25, 1991. After 74 years, the Soviet Union was dissolved, breaking into 15 countries. But there's often been friction among the former Soviet republics, including the current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine.

How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension

To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.

The pandemic has made the future uncertain, but archaeologists never stopped working to discover our past.

4 of the biggest archaeological advancements of 2021 — including one 'game changer'

We spoke to four archaeologists of different specialties, who told us what they thought were some of the most important developments in their field in 2021.

This a capella group known for singing in stairwells now has a new Christmas album

Dallas-based a capella group Kings Return has made a name for themselves by singing beautiful music in stairwells. Now they're out with a new Christmas EP.

American piano player Chick Corea performs live at the OGR Jazz Club on November 9, 2018 at Officine Grandi Riparazioni in Turin, Italy.

In memoriam: Jazz Night In America remembers the icons we lost in 2021

We remember some of the luminaries we lost this year: Chick Corea; Milford Graves; Dr. Lonnie Smith; Pat Martino; Dottie Dodgion; Howard Johnson; Slide Hampton; Curtis Fuller; and Ralph Peterson Jr.

A handful of visitors tour the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Christ, in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Dec. 15.

For a second Christmas, the Holy Land is closed to pilgrims because of COVID

A Palestinian who gives tours of Bethlehem, and the different meanings it holds for different people, reflects on another subdued Christmas in the West Bank city.

The best movies and TV of 2021, picked by NPR critics

This past year was a tumultuous one for both the film and TV industries. With that in mind, here's our critics' guide to all the movies and television shows they loved this year.

The degenerative brain condition CTE can be diagnosed only through autopsy. But there's a quiet population of everyday people afraid they have it — and they're turning to dubious treatments.

Everyday people fear they have CTE. A dubious market has sprung up to treat them

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) goes far beyond the NFL. Everyday men and women worry they have the fatal disease, and they've turned to questionable brain products for help.

Holiday decorations outside the office of Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa. Members of Congress compete with each other for the best displays.

Lies, betrayal and competition on the Hill as lawmakers deck the halls of Congress

The second floor of the Longworth congressional office building is taking holiday decorations to a whole new level.

Volunteers and community members attend the WPKY toy drive in Princeton, Ky.

For kids who survived tornadoes, Santa comes 'a little bit differently' this year

Holiday gift donations have poured in from across the country for children who survived the tornadoes in western Kentucky.

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