Category: "Native American"

Disney-Film depicts indigenous people as involved in cannibalism

by on Mar 2, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, Native American, persons and theories, media • 2 comments »

IPS The producers of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" are eagerly gearing up to film the sequels. But the project, due to be released on Jul. 7, 2006, is already proving to be a problem, as the descendants of the Caribs, histor… more »

UPDATED - The future lies behind: How languages reflect our conception of time

by on Feb 27, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Latin- and Central America, language, Native American, media

Laura Spinney, The Guardian For the Aymara people living in the Andes, the past lies ahead and the future lies behind. The Aymara word for past is transcribed as nayra , which literally means eye, sight or front. The word for future is q"ipa , which t… more »

"When somebody's rights are diminished, as anthropologist, I have to speak out"

by on Dec 3, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, politics, Native American, anthropology (general), ethics • 1 comment »

Lawrence Journal World It seems more the stuff of an action movie than an anthropology professor's field work. But Kansas University professor Bart Dean found himself in the middle of a violent showdown between corrupt Peruvian officials and the indig… more »

New Compendium on Yanomami Language and Culture

by on Nov 24, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, language, books, Native American

IPS News After 15 years of research, ”we have concentrated our efforts on producing something more useful and rich in information than a simple dictionary -- a book that can support the didactic measures that the Venezuelan society and state have the… more »

Germans as Indians: Ethnographic images explore an unsettling cultural exchange

by on Nov 12, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Europe, migration, Native American, art

Boston Globe Photographers Andrea Robbins and Max Becher, who have work up at the Bernard Toale Gallery, are anthropologists of a sort. They document explosions of one culture within another, which occur through migration, colonialism, but also throug… more »

Long battle between Argentine oil company and Ecuadorian indigenous community

by on Nov 10, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, development empowerment, ecology nature, Native American

IPS News - Buenos Aires has unexpectedly become the new stage for a long-standing battle between an Argentine oil company and an Ecuadorian indigenous community fighting to defend its ancestral land rights in the Amazon rainforest. Representatives… more »

Columbus Day: Celebrating a holocaust

by on Oct 12, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Northern America, Native American

MSNBC / The Indian Country Stannard, board member of the new American Indian Genocide Museum being established in Houston, said the most massive act of genocide in the world followed the arrival of Columbus in the Americas. When Columbus first sigh… more »

Mexico: Pride in Indigenous Heritage - Literally a Thing of the Past

by on Sep 18, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, Latin- and Central America, Native American

IPS News Service Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology and History (MNAH), one of the ten most important institutions of its kind in the world, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with cocktail receptions and new exhibitions. Sadly, however, there… more »

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