Anthropology Club

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008

MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University graduate has been named the winner of a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship for 2007. The award, just announced, provides Ryan Klataske, Manhattan, $23,000 to study abroad for one year.

Klataske, a 2006 K-State graduate with a B.A. in anthropology and Spanish, was sponsored for the scholarship by the Manhattan Rotary Clubs. He plans to pursue research at the University of Namibia in the southern part of Africa.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:  November 1, 2007

Ancient and Modern Inuit Art on Display at The Coffey County Historical Museum, 1101 Neosho Street Burlington, KS   66839.

Arctic Spirit:  Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum, showing at The Coffey County Historical Museum beginning November 15th, 2007, displays the Canadian Inuit culture’s rich artistic history.  The Inuits, or Eskimos, are a society of natives who live mainly in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic.  Though many consider these various groups to be homogenous, Arctic Spirit showcases the artistic styles that are distinctly of the Canadian Inuit. This exhibition is toured by Exhibits USA, which is the national touring program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, a non-profit regional arts organization based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Congratulations to Sarah Trabert, senior in anthropology at KSU. Sarah completed research in the KSU Archaeology Lab this past summer through the McNair Scholars Program under the mentorship of Brad Logan. She has presented her research at several venues, most recently the 65th Annual Plains Anthropological Conference held in Rapid City. She entered her paper in the Undergraduate Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Plains Anthropological Society (PAS) and presented it in a very professional manner to her peers and anthropology professionals. As a result of her efforts, she was awarded the PAS Undergraduate Student Paper Award for 2007! I hope you will join me in congratulating her. (more…)

(text courtesy of Scoop Independent News) 

New York – September 13, 2007 – At long last, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a reality. It was adopted today by the United Nations General Assembly by a vote of 143 to 4 with 11 abstentions. The declaration spells out the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples including their right to their traditional lands and resources; their right to give their free, prior, and informed consent before governments take actions that negatively affect them; their right to be free from genocide and forced relocation; and their rights to their languages, cultures and spiritual beliefs. (more…)

Make sure to stop by his office and tell him congratulations

http://www.mediarelations.k-state.edu/newsreleases/nov06/Prins111606.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103273.html

The Plains Anthropological Society will be holding its annual meeting/conference next month (Nov 8-11) in Topeka (it will never be any closer than this!).  This is the largest regional anthropological conference in North America.  I hope you will plan to attend. (Register in advance to save money.)

http://www.plainsanth2006.org/index.shtml

Here is a brief review of activities associated with the conference:
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There’s a very interested article posted today on CNN.com! It looks like scientists have discovered a nearly complete skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy belongs to this species). It was actually discovered in 2000 but scientists have spent the past 6 years trying to remove the skeleton from sandstone. Very cool article!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/09/20/human.ancestor.ap/index.html

This subject was actually brought up at the last meeting (I hear) and then was mentioned again on the club listserv. Hopefully people can read up on this and form their own opinions and we can discuss this topic at the next club meeting!

Here is a link to a news article about it:
http://www.frostillustrated.com/news/2006/0906/News/008.html.

Here is also an interesting blog about the issue:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/09/why_racebased_s.html.