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Glenn H. Shepard , November 14th, 2013
In late August a Peruvian indigenous federation circulated remarkable video footage showing about a hundred isolated (so-called “uncontacted”) Mashco-Piro Indians just across the river from a Piro ind…
Glenn H. Shepard , November 14th, 2013
In late August a Peruvian indigenous federation circulated remarkable video footage showing about a hundred isolated (so-called “uncontacted”) Mashco-Piro Indians just across the river from a Piro ind…
Glenn H. Shepard , October 3rd, 2013
“Ariota pairani…” ‘And so it was long ago…’With those simple words in his rich, sonorous voice, Mariano began each one of the dozens of myths, folk tales and…
Glenn H. Shepard , October 3rd, 2013
“Ariota pairani…” ‘And so it was long ago…’With those simple words in his rich, sonorous voice, Mariano began each one of the dozens of myths, folk tales and…
Glenn H. Shepard , October 3rd, 2013
“Ariota pairani…” ‘And so it was long ago…’With those simple words in his rich, sonorous voice, Mariano began each one of the dozens of myths, folk tales and…
Glenn H. Shepard , June 20th, 2013
In the past we, the Munduruku, were feared for our fame in the art of group warfare and we had strategies for attacking our enemies. We did not…
Glenn H. Shepard , June 14th, 2013
The lead singer crooning catchy pop lyrics, the gyrating chorus-line of girls in mini-skirts, the ecstatic crowd of teenagers swaying and snapping photos with their cell phones, the…
Glenn H. Shepard , March 30th, 2013
I felt like I had walked right into one of the Napoleon Chagnon/Timothy Asch Yanomami films. At one end of the circular village enclosure, a shouting match had…
Glenn H. Shepard , March 21st, 2013
Remembering the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, here is a bit of dark humor written as the bombs rained over Baghdad: Anthropological ethics must evolve…