Their story is a warning. Disease, colonialism, and cultural erasure wiped out a breed—and a way of life. Learn more in 'Migrations - Ancient dogs of the Americas' — a journey into the lost canine civilizations of the New World. #ancientdogs #doghistory #dogextinction #culturalviolence #dogculture

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#OTD #TDIH #February7, 1497: #CulturalCatastrophes: The #BonfireOfTheVanities occurs in #FlorenceItaly.
#Iconoclasm #BookBurnings #ReligiousFundamentalism #CulturalBarbarism #Kulturschade #CulturalViolence #DisasterSky

Using my book on #antisealing #culturalviolence against #NFLDLAB to support rural towns & orgs that aim to preserve & promote our heritage today with the last of the royalty used to make postcards w/ a local press & donated to #Triton & #PilleysIsland Cards delivered today! @govnl.bsky.social

European miners brought smallpox and TB. Indigenous populations collapsed—up to 90%. Colonial laws banned traditions. Women, key to dog care and weaving, were silenced. The wool dogs disappeared. #DogExtinction #CulturalViolence

#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #February7, 1497: #CulturalCatastrophes: The #BonfireOfTheVanities occurs in #FlorenceItaly.
#Iconoclasm #BookBurnings #ReligiousFundamentalism #CulturalBarbarism #Kulturschade #CulturalViolence
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