IUAES Commission on the History of Anthropology (CHOA) Core mission: Reflects on anthropology's complex trajectories, scholarly boundaries, and diverse professional practices. Beyond the canon: Aims to move past Eurocentric historical narratives by incorporating neglected regional, national, and local traditions. Social awareness: Attentive to historical exclusions, silencing, and marginalisation based on gender, race, or nationality.Scholarly connection: Maps growing disciplinary sources and connects researchers across geographic and linguistic barriers