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Paige West Works to Uplift Indigenous Voices and Traditions in Papua New Guinea by Sydney Williams |February 17, 2021 Anthropologist Paige West’s work supporting Indigenous sovereignty over biodiversity in Papua New Guinea was recently recognized by the Explorer Club on its list of 50 people who are changing the world. Photo: J.C. Salyer As we take steps toward a better world that is inclusive and equitable, Paige West is at the forefront, pushing boundaries in the field of anthropology. Her primary goal is to strengthen Indigenous sovereignty over biodiversity and tradition and to develop ways in which anthropological methods can add to this practice. She holds the Claire Tow Professorship in Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University, where she serves as a director of Columbia’s Center for the Study of Social Difference. She has worked in Papua New Guinea since 1996, to understand biodiversity and traditions of Indigenous people and help them cons

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