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Who, What, Why: Xiao Schutte Ke on Tibetan pastoralists and citizen science | Penn Today

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Schutte Ke, a sixth-year linguistic anthropology doctoral candidate in the School of Arts & Sciences, explains the importance of Indigenous citizen scientists in understanding a crucial ecosystem of nomadic livestock herders on the mountainous region of the Tibetan Plateau.

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