Some weeks ago the chilean senate rejected an initiative from the administration of socialist President Ricardo Lagos to grant constitutional recognition to the country's indigenous people, reports United Press. The article also contains some useful information about the current political situation of the chilean indigenous people.

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A very old article (2000) about the Navajo Indians and their Internet Future.

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I just found an Encyclopedia of North American Indians with approximately 400 entries, mainly tribes, but also single persons and keywords. The short entries are mostly written by scholars and include a short bibliography.

The publisher Houghton Mifflin hosts also "Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia", but this would be only of slight interest, maybe for people researching the american colonialization history.

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"Cherchez le Chercheur" No. II Resuming the "Cherchez le Chercheur" series set off last week, this picture provides the researcher's view of the presented ceremonial scene. It is, of course, taken from a completely different angle and focuses solely on the protagonists' activities. Also, note that it carries features of an actual group portrait - however stemming from a different, yet intentional arrangement: the 'traditionalists' (priests, chiefs, palace functionaries) are not supposed to stand behind the person preparing the ritual but rather must back the one (in red cloth) who will pour libation on it afterwards. A 'natural' setting offering an opportune access for another protagonist - the photographer.

Look up next week's picture! The same 'traditionalists' - and with them the researcher - will pose for a real group shot in the thick forest of southern Ghana.

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ethnOnet has send us via e-mail a collection of upcoming anthropolocigal events in Germany. Have a look at the list, inclusing links and such, here (in german). via ethnOnet

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The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi hosts a phantastic francophone collection of full-texts called Les classiques des sciences sociales. Among this collection there are real gems for the cultural anthropologist, for example the writings of Émile Durkheim (1858-1917) and the writings of Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857-1939). Among the latter the Carnets (1938-1939) are of special interest. They form the late work of Lévy-Bruhl in which he reconsiders and clarifies his thoughts and theories. Everything is downloadable as full-texts, either in .pdf- or .doc-format, or both. offline via K.B. (tnx a lot!)

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The Palo and Lukumi Organization provides general and introductory information concerning the Cuban Palo, Lukumi and Santeria belief systems. Focus is especially pointed on traditional saints called ORISHAS in Cuba. Besides aspects of the Afro-Centrist Movement you can find various interesting articles on Angola, Nigeria and African Kingdoms as well as on European slave trade in West Africa.

There's also available: YORUBA-SPEAKING PEOPLES of the SLAVE COAST OF WEST AFRICA by A.B. Ellis, 1894.

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"Heavy fighting is once again raging in the town of Bunia in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Dead bodies are reported to litter the streets of the town, where rival ethnic militias have been battling for control since Ugandan troops withdrew last week ", reports BBC. Read about it in german at Spiegel Online.

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Improving graduate education by allowing students to produce electronic documents, use digital libraries, and understand issues in publishing is one of the main objectives of the Electronic Theses and Dissertations movement that will held its sixth international conference next week in Berlin, Germany. Organised by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) ETD2003, to be held from 21 to 24 May 2003 at Humboldt University in Berlin is cosponsored by UNESCO within the framework of its efforts to internationalize methods and techniques for the electronic production and publication of doctoral theses and dissertations. More information about UNESCO, the conference and NDTL

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AEGEE, Europe's biggest student organisation, will organise a conference in Copenhagen/Denmark, from the 4th to the 10th of August 2003, with the title: "The European Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Perceptions and Future Possibilities". Participants of this conference will be European, Israeli, Jordanian, Lebanese and Palestinian Students.
A large part of the conference will be devoted to workshop activities within the following three working groups:

1. Engines of the Conflict: Security and Fear
2. Refugees and Settlements
3. Mass Media and Education.
   Students and young people with a good knowledge of the situation in the Middle East are invited to apply for participation. more information

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Una de las características de la población Hondureña desde el punto de vista étnico es el predominio del mestizaje. Frente a este cabe señalar una minoría aborigen confirmada por varios pueblos que aun integrados en el sistema social del estado Hondureño, mantienen sus particularidades culturales y antropológicas y, en algunos casos, su hábitat. Los siete grupos claramente diferenciados son los que forman los lencas, los misquitos, los Tolú panes, los payas, los chortiz, los sumos y los garifunas. En la frontera con Nicaragua se localizan los chorotegas, y en los limites del Salvador, los pipiles. Otros grupos indígenas precolombinos siguen un acelerado proceso de aculturación e integración en el grupo mestizo o latino.
At Mp3 Honduras you will find a brief overlook of the seven ethnical groups of Honduras. The page is designed by Honduran Artists presenting music and arts of their country. Traditional music and dance like for example "la punta" as well as modern mixtures of Catracha, Punta, Reggae, Rock and African Antilles Rhythms. Downloads available!

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The African Diaspora in Latin America plays an important role in Anthropology, including transatlantic slave trade, comparative slavery, African cultures and African survivals in the New World, African-American and Latin American emigration to Africa, African immigration to the New World and the Pan-African Movement. A great collection of links regarding a bibliographical overlook on historical research and contemporary issues as well as spezified links for Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Guyana, Haiti and Mexico is given by LANIC - the Latin American Network Information Center.

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