SALSA STATEMENT ON THE TWIN OCEAN RAILROAD (2 July 15) The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA) is an international professional association for anthropologists specializing in lowland regions of South America. SALSA’s main goals are to foster sound and ethical research on the...
Read MoreSALSA Letter on the situation of the Mashco-Piro (10.14.14) [caption id="attachment_1954" align="alignleft" width="528"] Mashco-Piro, Madre de Dios region, Peru[/caption] Letter to Diana Álvarez-Calderón Gallo, Minister of Culture, Peru [English translation] Carta enviada a la Diana Álvarez-Calderón Gallo, Ministra de Cultura, Peru [original] Carta enviada à Diana Álvarez-Calderón Gallo, Minister...
Read MoreSALSA Statement on ethical commitments / Afirmação sobre compromissos éticos / Declaración sobre compromisos éticos (1.3.2013) The board of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA) wishes to respond to the recent revival of debates concerning Napoleon Chagnon’s work by reaffirming its core ethical...
Read MoreSALSA Statements on the Belo Monte Dam Project The membership of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA), a professional association of scholars specializing in Lowland South America, wishes to express its concern regarding the proposed Belo Monte hydroelectric project in the Amazonian...
Read MoreSALSA Statement on Belo Monte In solidarity with ABA, the Brazilian Anthropology Association, SALSA's first public action statement was this letter, sent to the President of Brazil and Brazilian government agencies: Agosto de 2010 Presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Casa Civil da Presidência da República Palácio do Planalto, 4o...
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