This book is a remix of at least three books, An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology, second edition, Being Human by Susan Ruth, and “Chapter 17: Health and Medicine” by Sashur Henninger In Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, second edition. In most cases, chapters are nearly identical to the original, but for some chapters, paragraphs from different texts are remixed. In the latter cases, every effort was made to identify where the text came from in the body of the paragraph. Currently, there is no chapter on bioarchaeolog,y though many of the concepts overlap with forensic anthropology. Because a bioarchaeology OER is pending publication, it is anticipated that a bioarchaeology chapter will soon be added to the textbook. Remixing these sources is only possible because the authors have graciously published their works under open Creative Commons licenses. This approach allows me to deliver the course without a textbook fee. I chose to adapt the textbook not only to mitigate costs for students, but also to accommodate how I teach the course and the material I think resonates best with our particular student body. Central New Mexico Community College is both a Hispanic-serving and Native-serving institution and should reflect the interests and values of those populations. In the future, I hope to incorporate student examples and research within the textbook, giving students proper credit for their work. The inclusion of student work should make the textbook more engaging and relevant to future students.
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