Swedish Special Initiative For Democratisation And Freedom Of Expression: Call For Proposals The Government of Sweden has decided on a special initiative for democratisation and freedom of expression. The initiative aims at supporting actors for change, individuals, groups and civil society organisations working for democratisation and freedom of expression. Sida invites eligible organisations to submit a Concept Note for projects which might be considered under this support mechanism.... Read Full Story

International Parliamentarians For West Papua: Official Launch OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL MEMBER AND GOVERNOR OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL DISTRICT PAPUA NEW GUINEA NATIONAL PARLIAMENT P O Parliament Haus WAIGANI, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea 05 November 2009 ATTENTION ALL MEDIA ORGANISATIONS MEDIA STATEMENT THE LAUNCHING OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR WEST PAPUA – PNG CHAPTER In light of the Launching of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua in... Read Full Story

Telma Monteiro, Coordinadora Amazonia de la Asociación de Defensa Etno-Ambiental Kanindé, Rondônia, Brasil: Video Recording At Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hear about human rights abuses stemming from Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) Telma Monteiro, Coordinadora Amazonia de la Asociación de Defensa Etno-Ambiental Kanindé, Rondônia, Brasil "Coordinadora de ONG brasileña habl... Read Full Story

Narcisco Roca Tomichá, Presidente de la Central de Comunidades Indígenas de Chiquitos (TURUBO), Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Video Recording At Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hear about human rights abuses stemming from Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) Narcisco Roca Tomichá, Presidente de la Central de Comunidades Indígenas de Chiquitos (TURUBO), Santa Cruz, Bolivia Líder indígena..... Read Full Story

Rodolfo Lopez, Primer Cacique General de la Organización Indígena Chiquitana Santa Cruz, Bolivia: Video Recording At Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to hear about human rights abuses stemming from Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) Rodolfo Lopez, Primer Cacique General de la Organización Indígena Chiquitana Santa Cruz, Bolivia "Líder comunitario habla de los efectos negativos de la...... Read Full Story

Shamanism And Ritual In South America: An Inquiry Into Amerindian Shape-Shifting Istvan Praet, 2009 Using ethnographic material on the Chachi, an Amerindian group in Northwest Ecuador, this article attempts to develop a renewed understanding of shamanism and ritual among so-called 'indigenous peoples' in South America, in both lowland and highland areas. I show that the human domain and that of spirits are always equivalent. It is also suggested that shamanic curing and many other form... Read Full Story

The Fractal Yam: Botanical Imagery And Human Agency In The Trobriands Mark S. Mosko, 2009 Anthropologists have long appreciated that animals are 'good to think'. In this essay I ponder whether plants might be good to think too, and particularly whether there is any sense in asking if plants (along with animals) might also be 'good to act'. The botanical metaphor of 'base', 'body', and 'tip' animates the origin structures of many if not most societies of the Austronesian world. Less... ... Read Full Story

Remembering The Auca: Violence And Generational Memory In Amazonian Ecuador Casey High, 2009 In Amazonian Ecuador and beyond, indigenous Waorani people have received considerable attention for their history of revenge killings during much of the twentieth century. In pointing to the heterogeneous forms of social memory assigned to specific generations, the article describes how oral histories and public performances of past violence mediate changing forms of sociality. While the victim... Read Full Story

'No Connection Or Cooperation'? Missionaries And Anthropologists On The Pacific Northwest Coast Marcus Tomalin, 2009 This article examines the collaborative research that was accomplished by certain missionaries and anthropologists who were based on the Pacific Northwest Coast during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although it is still sometimes suggested that these interactions were minimal, this article reveals their depth and extent. In particular, the way in whic... Read Full Story

Five-Year Longitudinal Study Of Cannabis Users In Three Remote Aboriginal Communities In Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia K. S. Kylie Lee, Katherine M. Conigrave, Alan R. Clough, Timothy A. Dobbins, Muriel J. Jaragba, and George C. Patton, 2009 Introduction and Aims. To examine predictors of cannabis use at 5 year follow up in an Australian Aboriginal cohort. Design and Methods. A longitudinal study consisting of two waves of data collection 5 years apart was conducted. Of th... Read Full Story