Dutch Colonial

But the Afrikaners—descendants of largely Dutch colonial settlers—have long been a white population with an odd amount of political relevance in the American far right.

"The Material Creativity of Affective Artifacts in the Dutch Colonial World," a new article in Current Anthropology by Stefan Hanß of the University of Manchester, examines artisanal featherwork within the context of early modern colonialism and globalization.

"Dutch colonial encounters with South American enviromateriality," Hanß notes, "stirred European appreciation of and engagement with the creative and transformative power of natural environments."

Indonesia proclaimed its independence from Dutch colonial rule on Aug. 17, 1945.

Marianne Patino, 59, who lives in Babylon, likened the Heuermann house to the Dutch colonial 2 miles away made famous by the “Amityville Horror” films, which were based on the true story of a young man who killed six members of his family in 1974.