Box 8
Container
Contains 46 Results:
Ethical Issues in Field Research, 2000
File — Box: 8, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Panel Presentation given at the 2000 Annual Meeting for the American Anthropological Association titled "Ethical Issues in Field Research". Mostly correspondence from panel participants about their talks.
Dates:
2000
El Dorado Panel, 2000
File — Box: 8, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence organizing a panel at the 2000 Annual Meeting for the American Anthropological Association to address the allegations made by Patrick Tierney in the book "Darkness in El Dorado".
Dates:
2000
Lamphere’s Notes on Yanomami Controversy, 2000
File — Box: 8, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Taken by Lamphere during the panels during the 2000 Annual Meeting for the American Anthropological Association which covered the controversy over Napoleon Chagnon's and James Neel's research with the Yanomami.
Dates:
2000
AAA Board Meeting, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Summary of decisions at the February 1, 2001 AAA Board Meeting made on the allegations brought against Napoleon Chagnon and James Nee and a Statement from the President (Louise Lamphere) on the creation of an El Dorado Task Force to further investigate allegations.
Dates:
2001
AAA Research and Ethics, 1967
File — Box: 8, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Print out of the "Statement on Problems of Anthropological Research and Ethics" adopted by the Council of the American Anthropological Association in March 1967.
Dates:
1967
AAA Reports on Yanomami, 1979-2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and past reports released through the American Anthropological Association on the Yanomami and Napoleon and Chagnon.
Dates:
1979-2001
Marcel Rocha Curriculum Vitae, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Curriculum Vitae of Marcel Rocha, founder of the Departmento de Estudio de la Ciencia in Venezuela. Has performed research with James Neel.
Dates:
undated
Ray Hames Curriculum Vitae, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Curriculum Vitae of Ray Hames, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Has performed research with Napoleon Chagnon.
Dates:
undated
El Dorado Task Force Preliminary Report, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Preliminary report by the El Dorado Task Force to investigate the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel as well as responses to the report by Janet Chernela.
Dates:
2001
Early Correspondence with Task Force, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Early correspondence with the El Dorado Task Force investigating the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel about their first meeting, the 2001 interim report, and updates from the University of Michigan's investigations into the allegations.
Dates:
2001
Reactions to Interim Report, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Correspondence detailing reactions to the interim report released by the El Dorado Task Force and to the appointment of Fernando Coronil to the Task Force.
Dates:
2001
Terence Turner’s Notes on Neel’s Papers, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Print out of the "Annotated Index of Selected Documents and Correspondence from the Collection of James V. Neel's Papers in the Archive of the American Philosophical Society". Selected and compiled by Terence Turner and John Stevens.
Dates:
2001
Ethics and the Yanomami Controversy, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
Publications on the ethics concerns at the heart of the Yanomami controversy by Terence Turner, John Stevens, Trudy Turner, Jeffrey Nelson, Ray Hames, John Peters, Kim Hill, Leda Martins, and Bruce Albert.
Dates:
2001
Neel’s Expedition Logs, undated
File — Box: 8, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
Logs of James Neel's research expeditions into Yanomami territory, including map of the Yanomami village where his research was conducted and logs of the vaccinations he gave out and the blood and urine samples he took.
Dates:
undated
Janet Chernela Interview with Davi Kopenawa, 2000
File — Box: 8, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
Interview conducted by Janet Chernela with a member of the Yanomami tribe named Davi Kopenawa about the struggles facing the Yanomami tribe and the effects of non-profit and governmental programs on its well-being.
Dates:
2000
El Dorado Task Force Final Report, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 17
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, includes correspondence on putting together the final report, notes by Lamphere.
Dates:
2001
Statement of ABA, 2000
File — Box: 8, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Statement of Brazilian Anthropological Association on the allegations against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel to be read at the panel "Ethical Issues in Field Research among the Yanomami" at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in 2000.
Dates:
2000
UFRJ Report on Measles, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents
The publication "Report of the Medical Team of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on Accusations Contained in Patrick Tierney's "Darkness in El Dorado"" and correspondence about the report.
Dates:
2001
Boletim Yanomami, 2002
File — Box: 8, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents
Articles about conflicts between the Yanomami tribe with North American scientists, the tribe's history, and current events in the tribe.
Dates:
2002
Brazilian Academy of Sciences on “Darkness in El Dorado”, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the Brazilian Academy of Sciences about the allegations made against Napoleon Chagnon and James Neel and a statement made by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences on their ethical guidelines and priorities in response to the controversy.
Dates:
2001
Louise Lamphere visit to Brazil, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Alcida Ramos organizing Louise Lamphere's visit to Brazil in order to write the American Anthropological Association's Task Force on the Status of Indigenous Peoples' report "Fostering Partnerships with South American Indigenous Communities".
Dates:
2001
Public Anthropology, 2001
File — Box: 8, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents
Articles published on Public Anthropology website titled "Summary of the El Dorado Task Force Report and Key Commentaries that are Critical of It" and "The Intellectual Rationale Behind this Ethics Initiative".
Dates:
2001
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
File — Box: 8, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents
The article "Anthropology and the Search for the Enemy Within" published in The Chronicle of Higher Education and correspondence about the article.
Dates:
2002
AAA Rescinding El Dorado Task Force, 2002-2005
File — Box: 8, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents
Statement by the Membership of the American Anthropological Association rescinding the Association's acceptance of the El Dorado Task Force, ballot to vote on a referendum to rescind acceptance of the Task Force, comments about the referendum, and "Commission to Review the AAA Statements on Ethics Final Report".
Dates:
2002-2005
Neel Articles, 1962-1980
File — Box: 8, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents
Articles published by James Neel on his research on health concerns among the Yanomami populations in Brazil and Venezuela such as diabetes and measles.
Dates:
1962-1980