The American Anthropological Association Annual meetings are coming up in San Francisco. Although anthropology and anthropologists have not always had a positive history when it comes to working with indigenous peoples, this is rapidly changing. Thanks to substantial postcolonial and postmodern discourse within the field, anthropology has begun to turn a new leaf and no longer studies indigenous peoples for its own agenda. Rather, anthropologists have realized that working with indigenous peoples - on indigenous projects - not only benefits the field, but also benefits the people. Some of the upcoming sessions at the AAA meetings demonstrate this. Taking place over four days this November, there are many sessions that explore how anthropologists and other social scientists are working with indigenous peoples from around the world in efforts of social justice, human rights, natural resource management, language, and more. Below are some selected sessions.
NOVEMBER 19
DYNAMICS OF POWER: INDIGENOUS SELF–GOVERNANCE, ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
CHAIR(S): HARVEY A FEIT
PARTICIPANT(S): HARVEY A FEIT, SHAUNA C MCGARVEY, KAREN E PENNESI, JAMES S HILL, MATTHEW T LAUER
NOVEMBER 20
INDIGENOUS ADAPTATIONS
CHAIR(S): NEAL B KEATING
PARTICIPANT(S): NEAL B KEATING, DAVID L DEHASS, BRANDON C LEDWARD, DANNY ZBOROVER
PERFORMING IDENTITY: VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE POLITICAL STRATEGIES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN LATIN AMERICA.
CHAIR(S): CARLOS Y FLORES
ORGANIZER(S): ANGELA TORRESAN
PARTICIPANT(S): CARLOS Y FLORES, ANGELA TORRESAN, JOCENY PINHEIRO, CARLOS GUILHERME DO VALLE
DISCUSSANT(S): ANGELA TORRESAN
LOST IN TRANSITION: DECOLONIZING INDIGENOUS HISTORIES AT THE “PREHISTORIC/COLONIAL” INTERSECTION THROUGH INCLUSION, COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT
CHAIR(S): SIOBHAN M HART
ORGANIZER(S): MAXINE H OLAND, SIOBHAN M HART
PARTICIPANT(S): SIOBHAN M HART, STEPHEN W SILLIMAN, MATTHEW J LIEBMANN, JONATHAN R WALZ, ANN B STAHL, FRANCOIS G RICHARD, ALISTAIR G PATERSON, CLAIRE E SMITH, MAXINE H OLAND, ENRIQUE RODRIGUEZ–ALEGRIA, STACIE M KING, STEVEN A WERNKE
DISCUSSANT(S): PATRICIA E RUBERTONE, KENT LIGHTFOOT
NEGOTIATING INDIGENOUS AGENDAS: PERSPECTIVES ON COLLABORATION WITH/IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
CHAIR(S)/ORGANIZER(S): SAMUEL R COOK
PARTICIPANT(S): SAMUEL R COOK, KARENNE WOOD, LUKE ERIC LASSITER, GUS PALMER, JAMES C WOODS, SONYA L ATALAY, CHARLES R MENZIES
NOVEMBER 21
SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE UNDECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: HOW CAN INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS WORK IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND CONTEXTS?
CHAIR(S): MEGAN BIESELE
ORGANIZER(S): JENNIFER HAYS INTRODUCTION: MEGAN BIESELE
PARTICIPANT(S): ROBERT K HITCHCOCK, SIDSEL SAUGESTAD, RENEE SYLVAIN, RODNEY HOPSON, JENNIFER HAYS
RECIPROCITY AND CO–CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE: THE EXPERIENCE OF MENTORSHIP BETWEEN INDIGENOUS AND NON–INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS
CHAIR(S): BRYAN M BRAYBOY
ORGANIZER(S): CHRISTINE P SIMS, MARY EUNICE ROMERO–LITTLE, MARILEE COLES–RITCHIE INTRODUCTION: CHRISTINE P SIMS
PARTICIPANT(S): MARY EUNICE ROMERO–LITTLE, CHRISTINE P SIMS, MARILEE COLES–RITCHIE
DISCUSSANT(S): DONNA BOYNTON, WALKIE CHARLES
PRESIDENTIAL INVITED SESSION: ADVANCING INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS AND SCHOLARSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY THROUGH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE REVITALIZATION RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: CREATING A BETTER KIND OF ANTHROPOLOGY (SPONSORED BY CAE)
CHAIR(S)/ORGANIZER(S): PERRY GILMORE, OFELIA ZEPEDA
INTRODUCTION: PERRY GILMORE
PARTICIPANT(S): LARRY L KIMURA, BETH R LEONARD, SHEILAH E NICHOLAS, CATHERINE A EDMONDS, WALKIE CHARLES, MAXINE R BAPTISTE, PHILLIP CASH CASH, KATHY R SIKORSKI, TRACY M WILLIAMS, HIAPO K PERREIRA
DISCUSSANT(S): BRYAN M BRAYBOY, LAWRENCE D KAPLAN, OFELIA ZEPEDA
INDIGENOUS SUBJECTS, DIABETES, RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY PRACTICES
CHAIR(S)/ORGANIZER(S): FRANCOISE DUSSART, DANIELA HEIL
PARTICIPANT(S): MARIANA L FERREIRA, MAUREEN T SCHWARZ, ALAN CASS, NAOMI ADELSON
DISCUSSANT(S): NOEL J CHRISMAN
PRESIDENTIAL INVITED SESSION: THE INDIGENOUS FUTURES OF MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY
CHAIR(S): DOROTHY T LIPPERT
ORGANIZER(S): CHIP COLWELL–CHANTHAPHONH, DOROTHY T LIPPERT
PARTICIPANT(S): ANTONIO R CHAVARRIA, ANN MCMULLEN, JOHN BEAVER, KARL A HOERIG, STEPHEN LORING, WENDY G TEETER, EMIL HER MANY HORSES
NOVEMBER 22
INVITED SESSION: MULTIPLE INDIGENOUS VIEWS OF ANTHROPOLOGY’S FUTURE: ENVISIONING A NEW ANTHROPOLOGY (SPONSORED BY AAA EXECUTIVE PROGRAM COMMITTEE)
CHAIR(S): RICHARD M BEGAY
ORGANIZER(S): RICHARD M BEGAY, KERRY F THOMPSON
PARTICIPANT(S): KERRY F THOMPSON, MICHAEL V WILCOX, SONYA LATALAY, JANINE A BOWECHOP, SVEN D HAAKANSON, RICHARD M BEGAY, EDWARD A JOLIE, TY P K TENGAN, DESIREE R MARTINEZ, KAREN CAPUDER DISCUSSANT(S): JOE E WATKINS, CYNTHIA CHAVEZ LAMAR
PRESIDENTIAL INVITED SESSION: IMPLEMENTING THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: THE ROLE OF ANTHROPOLOGY (SPONSORED BY COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL SURVIVAL)
CHAIR(S): MILILANI TRASK
ORGANIZER(S): MIRIAM A FRANK, PAUL D OLDHAM
INTRODUCTION: LES MALEZER
DISCUSSANT(S): VICTORIA TAULI–CORPUZ, MATTHIAS AHREN, RODOLFO STAVENHAGEN, CRAIG BENJAMIN, JENNIFER PRESTON, WILLIAM VAN GENUGTEN
INDIGENEITY EMPOWERED: THE IMPACTS OF GAMING ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS IN THE US AND CANADA
CHAIR(S): CAROLYN R ANDERSON
ORGANIZER(S): PAULA L WAGONER
PARTICIPANT(S): PAULA L WAGONER, SUSAN APPLEGATE KROUSE, DARREL MANITOWABI, MEGHAN Y MCCUNE, JULIE A PELLETIER, CAROLYN R ANDERSON
DISCUSSANT(S): HEATHER A HOWARD–BOBIWASH
INVITED SESSION: AFTER COLLABORATION: INDIGENOUS ONTOLOGIES, MEDIATION, MUSEUM PRACTICE (SPONSORED BY CMA)
CHAIR(S): JASON B JACKSON
ORGANIZER(S): JENNIFER KRAMER, AARON J GLASS
PARTICIPANT(S): RUTH B PHILLIPS, JENNIFER KRAMER, AARON J GLASS, HAIDY GEISMAR, PAUL C SMITH
DISCUSSANT(S): JAMES CLIFFORD
NOVEMBER 23
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES, IDENTITIES, AND EDUCATION: RESEARCH IN MULTIPLE CONTEXTS
CHAIR(S): BETH R LEONARD
ORGANIZER(S): MELISSA J RICKEY
INTRODUCTION: BETH R LEONARD
PARTICIPANT(S): HYEJIN NAH, PATRICIO R ORTIZ, NOEMIE N WALDHUBEL, MELISSA J RICKEY, LEISY T WYMAN
DISCUSSANT(S): RAY BARNHARDT
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