Steven Lee Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship 2016 Guilherme Orlandini Heurich Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro SALSA’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Stephen Lee Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship Committee has selected Dr. Guilherme Orlandini Heurich (Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) to...
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License Revoked for São Luiz do Tapajós Dam On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) revoked the environmental license of the São Luiz do Tapajós dam. This surprising reversal of IBAMA’s previous position came as a direct result...
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FUNAI Recognizes Four Indigenous Territories On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (Dia do Índio), and after years of delay and political intrigue, FUNAI published official reports recognizing four indigenous territories: TI Sawré Muybu in Pará (Munduruku) TI Ypoi/Triunfo in Mato Grosso do Sul (Guarani Kaiowa) TI Sambaqui...
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Minna Opas University of Turku Member-At-Large 2016-2019 Minna Opas is researcher in Study of Religion, University of Turku, Finland, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Christian Cultures (cscc.utu.fi hi). Mina Opas' institutional webpage: https://www.utu.fi/en/people/minna-opas ...
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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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