Statement Regarding Recent Invasions of Indigenous Lands in Brazil by Mining Interests The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA), an international organization of academic experts on the peoples and environments of the region, strongly condemns the recent indigenous land invasions in Brazil...
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SALSA Statement Regarding Academic Freedom and Public Anthropology in Colombia SALSA expresses its concern over the actions of the leadership of the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH, Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia) to censor the perspective of professional anthropologists regarding the peaceful protest movement known...
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Donations to Francisca Keller Library of Museu Nacional SALSA is currently collecting donations in support of the project to create a new Francisca Keller Library of the Graduate Program in Social Anthropology. The original library was destroyed along with a great many treasures when the Museu...
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Cacique Babau ameaçado de morte por liderar processo de demarcação da Terra Indígena Tupinambá de Olivença, Bahia (Tupinamba Chief Babau threatened to death for leading demarcation process of the Terra Indigene Tupinamba de Olivença, Bahia) Faça parte do abaixo assinado enviando email com seu nome complete e afiliação institucional:...
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SALSA Statement Regarding the Recent Election of Jair Bolsonaro as President of Brazil The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America, an international scholarly organization composed of 500 professors, students, and practitioners, hereby signals its concern and alarm at the recent election of Jair...
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SALSA endorses statement by SLACA regarding Trump's demonization of Latinos Since his inauguration, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has followed the most dangerous scripts of nationalistic and xenophobic governance, whipping up a frenzy of inchoate fears and hatred among his supporters. His anti-Latinx rhetoric of demonization...
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