SALSA's News Archive Archives - SALSA - The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America

April

SALSA 2025 Conference Video

April 18, 2026

In SALSA 2025_nt, SALSA's News Archive

Conference Video SALSA 2025 Biennial Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPJI4xyM43Y Queridxs Salserxs, English: (Español y portugués a continuación / Espanhol e português abaixo) I am pleased to share a video montage of the SALSA XV Biennial Conference in Helsinki, thoughtfully compiled by our conference hosts. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r1qIK4GjJjGqfBRHCCo2pyfRm25SZAJx/view?usp=share_link For those who attended, the video offers a...

April

SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT (4-4-26)

April 4, 2026

By Theodor Borrmann

A’uwẽ leader Silvério Tsereburã Tserenhibru (1988-2025) speaks emphatically against FICO in a meeting with government authorities and INFRA S.A. representatives hours before his untimely death. Photo: Ana Ferraz, 2025. SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT This declaration compliments the...

April

SAMPLE EMAIL ACCOMPANYING THE SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT (4-4-26)

April 4, 2026

In PIAC, Public Issues News, SALSA Action Statements, SALSA's News Archive, Translated PIAC Statements

By Theodor Borrmann

SAMPLE EMAIL ACCOMPANYING THE SALSA DECLARATION ON FICO AND A’UWẼ (XAVANTE) RIGHTS TO FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT The sample email text below is provided as a potential model for individual communications to the relevant Brazilian authorities. Communications can be sent to President Lula, the Minister of...

March

SALSA Conference XVI (July 28 — August 1, 2027)

March 10, 2026

In Conferences, SALSA 2027, SALSA's News Archive

By Theodor Borrmann

SALSA Conference XVI SALSA Conference XVI (July 28 -- August 1, 2027) at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil Queridxs Salseirxs, English: On behalf of SALSA's Board of Directors, I am happy to announce that SALSA XVI, our next biennial Conference, will take place July 28-August 1,...

March

José Carlos Almeida Cruz – N & S Whitten Publication Subvention 2025-2026

March 3, 2026

In Awards and Funding, SALSA's News Archive, Whitten Publication Subvention

By Theodor Borrmann

José Carlos Almeida Cruz Universidade Federal do Amazonas Waíkahãra (Piratapuia) Norm and Sibby Whitten Publication Subvention 2025-2026 The Norm and Sibby Whitten Publication Subvention Award Selection Committee (Evan Killick, chair, Lukas Keese and Juliana Oliveira Silva) awarded a grant to José Carlos Almeida Cruz for his book, “Bahsé ahpose - the rites...

March

Nell Haynes – N & S Whitten Publication Subvention 2025-2026

March 1, 2026

In Awards and Funding, SALSA's News Archive, Whitten Publication Subvention

By Theodor Borrmann

Nell Haynes Saint Mary's College Norm and Sibby Whitten Publication Subvention 2025-2026 The Norm and Sibby Whitten Publication Subvention Award Selection Committee (Evan Killick, chair, Lukas Keese and Juliana Oliveira Silva) awarded a grant to Nell Haynes for her book, “Chola in a Choke Hold: Reimagining Indigeneity through Bolivian Lucha...