Indigenous human rights in Brazil - SALSA Letter to Dilma Rousseff Our letter denouncing the systemic disregard for indigenous human rights in Brazil was delivered and officially registered in Brasilia on Tuesday, February 23 2016. Carbondale, Illinois, USA, 18 February 2016 Dilma Rousseff Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil Gabinete...
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CALL FOR PAPERS: “Indigenous Brazil” The Federal Constitution of 1988, a juridical symbol of the Brazilian state's process of re-democratization, also promoted a significant alteration in the conceptual and juridical paradigm of indigenous politics in Brazil. Amongst the established rights and guarantees for Indigenous Peoples, cultural specificities, the right to historically occupied...
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Terence ("Terry") Turner In Memoriam: 1935-2015 Visiting Professor of Anthropology [at Cornell University], Terence Sheldon Turner, emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, died Nov. 7, 2015, at Cayuga Medical Center of a brain hemorrhage. He was 79. “Terry was a truly eminent anthropologist and...
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Guiana Archaeology Meeting - October 2016 A Guiana Archaeology Meeting or plenary is estimated in light of the recent developments within the archaeology in Guiana (a.k.a. “the Guianas” or “the Guiana Shield”, i.e., Venezuela east of the Orinoco, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil east of...
Read MoreBoycott of Products of the Agribusiness In Mato Grosso do Sul The state of Mato Grosso do Sul has the second largest indigenous population in Brazil – about 77,000 people – and is the scenario of some of the biggest and worst Human Rights violations in...
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2016 Conference FAQs How do I tell if my membership is up to date? Members can log into the Club Express system to review their membership status. At the login page, hover over top right area where you will see your name or "Member Login". When you...
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