2017 Peruvian National Census and indigenous Amazonian peoples The SALSA Public Issues and Actions Committee has sent a letter to the director of Peru's National Institute of Statistics and Information (INEI) applauding the agency for its adoption of the principle of ethnic self-identification for the 2017 Peruvian National Census as...
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Jean-Pierre Chaumeil: "A window into 20 years of Amazonianist anthropology in Perú (1997-2017)" Opening lecture for SALSA 2017 conference in Lima Distinguished anthropologist Jean-Pierre Chaumeil will be delivering the opening lecture for the XI SALSA conference in Lima on Thursday, July 20 at 5:30 PM. Abstract Perú had a longstanding...
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International Meeting for Intercultural Collaborative Research in Atalaya, Peru Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae-NOPOKI, Atalaya, July 13-17, 2017 This workshop on intercultural collaborative research, occurring just prior to the 2017 SALSA conference in Lima, will bring together experienced anthropologists, indigenous collaborators, indigenous university students and representatives of Atalaya’s...
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The human face of Manu Park: National Geographic The June issue of National Geographic included a feature story by Emma Marris on the human history and conservation status of Manu National Park, Peru. SALSA member Glenn Shepard guided Marris during the expedition to Manu, and the...
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