The SALSA COVID-19 Working Group aims to present trusted, up-to-date news and information about how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is affecting indigenous people and other vulnerable groups in lowland South America. COVID-19 was first detected on the continent February 25, 2020 in Brazil. Cases...
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Brasil Abroad: indigenous peoples, film, conservation 3-week Summer Field School Brasil Abroad is a 6-credit, 3-week course inviting you to partner with Mebêngôkre-Kayapó communities as you learn about Indigenous Peoples, Film, and Conservation in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. In a unique partnership between universities...
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Wauja Summer Experience A collaboration with Indigenous scholars Purdue University and the Wauja community in the Xingu Indigenous Territory of Brazil are collaborating to offer an innovative, community-based ethnography Wauja Summer Experience. In this 6-credit, 3-week course, students live as guests in Wauja longhouses, participating in daily...
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Andes and Amazon Field School Ecuador Research and Study Abroad at the Intersection of Indigenous Culture and Environment The mission of the Andes and Amazon Field School is to provide quality in-country education on the Ecuadorian Amazon in a safe and comfortable setting. Each summer we bring together...
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Syllabi of Lowland South American anthropology courses Here you can consult syllabi of anthropology courses on Lowland South America (mostly Amazonia) kindly volunteered by several SALSA Members. A number of these syllabi are related to the Conversations in the Lobby 2017, organized by Carlos David Londoño...
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Teaching lowland South American anthropology Teaching lowland South American anthropology hosts themes and links aimed to provide materials, information and inspiration for teaching Lowland South American anthropology. As past and current bodies of literature that emerge from fieldwork among communities, villages, cities and organizations, our ethnographic and...
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