Laura R. Graham University of Iowa President-Elect 2020-2023 President 2023-2027 Laura R. Graham is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa. Her research on Indigenous agency and politics of representation focuses on the A’uwẽ-Xavante of central Brazil, where she has worked since 1981, and also on Wayuu of Venezuela. Laura has...
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Conversations in the Lobby 2021 Conviviality in our Professional Society: What are SALSA's Ethical Principles and Practices? SALSA XIII Biennal Conference 2021 Organizers: Laura Graham, Natalia Buitron, Laura Zanotti Abstract What are SALSA's ethical principles and practices? The SALSA board recently charged an ad hoc committee with developing principles, policies...
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An Open Letter from Indigenous Peoples to Indigenous Peoples in Brazil on Surviving COVID-19 Edson Krenak and Laura Graham have worked with Indigenous leaders from North and South America to craft a multi-lingual "Open Letter from Indigenous People to Indigenous People in Brazil on Surviving Covid-19."...
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SOBRE A VULNERABILIDADE DOS XAVANTE FRENTE À PANDEMIA DE COVID-19 OPAM, Laura Graham 6-1-20 ESTE RELATÓRIO TÉCNICO ANALISA O CONTEXTO EM QUE SE INSERE A SOCIEDADE XAVANTE EM MEIO À PANDEMIA DE COVID-19, INDICANDO FATOS QUE DEFINEM A ELEVADA VULNERABILIDADE DESTE POVO INDÍ- GENA. Eles justificam urgentes e diferenciados procedimentos...
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Results of the SALSA 2020 Elections for the Board of Directors 8 May 2020 The Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA) held elections in April and May of 2020. Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen (head of Indigenous Studies program at the University of Helsinki, Finland) and Maria...
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A’uwẽ-Xavante Leaders Denounce Bogus Consultations Regarding 3 Hydroelectric Dams, Demand halt to Commercial Transport on Federal Highways during COVID By Laura Graham and Edson Krenak Naknanuk Laura R. Graham, Edson Krenak Naknanuk 5-13-2020 A’uwẽ-Xavante leaders from the Xavante Indigenous Territories of São Marcos, Areões, Pimentel Barbosa and Sangradouro...
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