Linguistic group ‘Jivaro’ changes name to ‘Aénts Chicham’ (abbr. Chicham) A declaration to change the name of the language family formerly known as 'Jivaro' to 'Aents Chicham' (or Chicham) was signed by a collective of Shuar and Achuar intellectuals/political figures and scholars during the collaborative congress...
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ABA's Declaration concerning Brazilian Government authorization of research and extraction of minerals and hydrocarbons in Indigenous Lands SALSA joins its voice to that of the Brazilian Association of Anthropology (ABA), which recently published a letter criticizing the Brazilian government's authorization of mineral prospecting on indigenous territories....
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SALSA members presenting at BFE 2020 [UPDATE 3-20-20: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the BFE Conference has been postponed for 2021] SALSA Members Matthias Lewy, Bernd Brabec de Mori and Juan Castrillón will be presenting their work at the British Forum of Ethnomusicology (BFE) 2020 In this occasion,...
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Listening to Brian Moser and Donald Tayler During the conference of the Society for Ethnomusicology celebrated in Bloomington at Indiana University in November 2019, I was introduced to Andrea Zarza, the curator of the World and Traditional Music of the British Library. Our point of connection...
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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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[fullwidth_text alt_background="none" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] SALSA Statement Condemning the Nomination of Ricardo Lopes Dias as Head of Brazil’s General Coordination of Isolated and Recently Contacted Indigenous Peoples [/fullwidth_text] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom="no" pb_border_bottom="no" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America, an international scholarly organization composed...
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