Joint petition condemning genocidal turn in Brazilian indigenous policies Below you will find the text (in Portuguese, French, and English) of a Declaration condemning the genocidal turn in indigenous policy in Brazil. SALSA as a whole is co-sponsoring this document, along with Associação Brasileira de Antropolgia (ABA)...
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SALSA letter to Carmen Lucia, Minister of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court regarding criminalization of anthropology in Brazil SALSA has sent a letter denouncing the criminalization of anthropology, of our colleagues of the Brazilian Anthropological Association (ABA) and other professionals and indigenous leaders, whose activities in support...
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Indigenous human rights in Brazil - SALSA Letter to Dilma Rousseff Our letter denouncing the systemic disregard for indigenous human rights in Brazil was delivered and officially registered in Brasilia on Tuesday, February 23 2016. Carbondale, Illinois, USA, 18 February 2016 Dilma Rousseff Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil Gabinete...
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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...
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SALSA 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...
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SALSA 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...
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