Box 7
Container
Contains 49 Results:
Task Force Report and Emails, 2000-2001
File — Box: 7, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
From James Peacock, the president of the American Anthropological Association in 2001, to organize a task force to investigate the allegations made by Patrick Tierney, Terrence Turner, and Les Sponsel against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel of ethics violations committed during his research with the Yanomami tribes in Brazil and Venezuela. Includes El Dorado Task Force report of investigations.
Dates:
2000-2001
Task Force Final Report, 2002
File — Box: 7, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
Final report from the El Dorado Task Force to investigate the allegations made by Patrick Tierney, Terrence Turner, and Les Sponsel against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel of ethics violations committed during his research with the Yanomami tribes in Brazil and Venezuela.
Dates:
2002
Initial Email from Terrence Turner, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
Copy of the email from Terrence Turner which led to the creation of the El Dorado Task Force by the American Anthropological Association to investigate the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel.
Dates:
2000
Correspondence on Neel, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
Email from Samuel Katz to William Oliver assessing the epidemiologist James Neel's involvement in the allegations against Chagnon. Neel was accused of purposefully infecting the Yanomami tribe members studied by Chagnon with measles, was actually trying to mitigate the measles outbreak currently occurring in the region with the Edmonston B vaccine.
Dates:
2000
Chagnon Statement, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Emails from Napoleon Chagnon to members of the El Dorado Task Force responding to the allegations made against him by Patrick Tierney, Terrence Turner, and Les Sponsel.
Dates:
2000
Sponsel Emails, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
Emails from Les Sponsel to the members of the El Dorado Task Force about the allegations brought against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel. Includes Lamphere's notes.
Dates:
2000
Early Responses to Sponsel and Turner Email, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the month after Terrence Turner and Les Sponsel brought forth allegations of ethical misconduct against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel to the American Anthropological Association.
Dates:
2000
Turner Memo, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
Memo and email correspondence to and from Terrence Turner and the American Anthropological Association outlining his allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel, explaining the situation, and his reasons for bringing forth allegations.
Dates:
2000
El Dorado Task Force Emails, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents
Emails pertaining to investigations into the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel by the El Dorado Task Force organized by the American Anthropological Association's Committee for Human Rights.
Dates:
2000
Statement of RAI and ASA, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents
Joint statement by the Royal Anthropological Institute and Association of Social Anthropologists of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on the allegations made in the book "Darkness in El Dorado".
Dates:
2000
Early Communications with Media, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents
Early communications with media from the American Anthropological Association after the allegations were brought up against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel, in particular, there is a focus on ethics statements on eugenics.
Dates:
2000
Correspondence with Francesca Bray, 2000-2001
File — Box: 7, Folder: 30
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Francesca Bray of the University of California Santa Barbara on the American Anthropological Association's handling of the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel.
Dates:
2000-2001
Letters in Response to Allegations, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 31
Scope and Contents
To the American Anthropological Association in response to the allegations made against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel by Patrick Tierney, Les Sponsel, and Terrence Turner.
Dates:
2000
The Feast, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between members of the El Dorado Task Force on the documentary filmmaker Timothy Asch and his role in the El Dorado Scandal as he collaborated on films with Chagnon, particularly "The Feast".
Dates:
2000
Ethnographic Film Publications, 1968-1995
File — Box: 7, Folder: 33
Scope and Contents
Publications about Timothy Asch's ethnographic films, including an excerpt from the book "Ethnographic Filming and the Yanomamo Indians" by Timothy Asch and the article "The Challenges of a Pioneer: Tim Asch, Otherness, and Film Reception" by Wilton Martinez.
Dates:
1968-1995
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000-2001
File — Box: 7, Folder: 34
Scope and Contents
Articles from The Chronicle of Higher Education on the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel as put forth by Patrick Tierney, includes emails discussing the articles from members of the El Dorado Task Force.
Dates:
2000-2001
The New York Times, 2000-2001
File — Box: 7, Folder: 35
Scope and Contents
Articles from The New York Times on the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel as put forth by Patrick Tierney, includes emails discussing the articles from members of the El Dorado Task Force and The New York Times book review on "Darkness in El Dorado".
Dates:
2000-2001
The New Yorker, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents
Articles from The New Yorker on the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel as put forth by Patrick Tierney: includes the articles "The Fierce Anthropologist" by Patrick Tierney, and multiple Letters to the Editors.
Dates:
2000
National News Coverage, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents
Articles from national new outlets on the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel as put forth by Patrick Tierney, includes emails discussing the articles from members of the El Dorado Task Force.
Dates:
2000
The New York Times Op-Ed, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents
Drafts of the opinion piece written by Louise Lamphere about the allegations made against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel to the New York Times. Includes outlines, notes, and correspondence about talking points for the piece.
Dates:
2000
Media Coverage for Annual Meeting, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 39
Scope and Contents
Correspondence about the media attending the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in 2000 (includes list of media that attended) and articles published about the meeting.
Dates:
2000
John Leo Op-Ed and Lamphere Response, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 40
Scope and Contents
John Leo's opinion pieces on the Chagnon-Neels scandal and Lamphere's responses to his opinion pieces with her own. Includes correspondence from Lamphere on Leo's pieces.
Dates:
2000
NAS Correspondence, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 41
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the National Academy of Sciences and the American Anthropological Association on the allegations raised against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel in the book "Darkness in El Dorado". Includes notes by Lamphere about the correspondence.
Dates:
2000
University of Michigan Correspondence, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 42
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the University of Michigan, where James Neel and Napoleon Chagnon taught, in response to the allegations made against Chagnon and Neel. Includes press statements and Letters to the Editor from university administration.
Dates:
2000
AAAS Correspondence, 2000
File — Box: 7, Folder: 43
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between the American Anthropological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science on investigations into the allegations made against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel.
Dates:
2000