Visiting Scholar Position

VISITING SCHOLAR / POST-DOC IN AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville seeks an energetic candidate to serve as a Visiting Scholar in Native American Studies for a nine month appointment during the 2010-2011 academic year. Primary responsibilities will be to teach courses in, and to promote, a new interdisciplinary minor in Native American Studies. The teaching load will consist of three anthropology courses in the fall semester; and in the spring semester, two political science courses and one team-taught interdisciplinary studies course. Activities to promote the program will include guest lectures, collaboration with SIUE faculty, connection with other Native American scholars in the region to create a regional consortium of Native American scholarship, and coordination of a conference in Native American Studies to be held at SIUE. PhD required; pay commensurate with experience. Applicants should send a cover letter and CV with contact information for three references to Julie Holt, Chair of Anthropology, SIUE, Edwardsville, 62026-1451. Closing date is May 15, 2010.

Museum Anthropology Review - Vol. 4, No. 1

Congratulations to our colleagues at Museum Anthropology Review for another fine online issue. Check it out!

Endnote and Museum Anthropology

If you're considering submitting an article to Museum Anthropology and you use Endnote, you can now download the journal's style here.

Havasupai & ASU Settlement

For those museums with biological samples and those researchers tracking trends in intellectual property rights, the Havasupai and Arizona State University conflict is an important case study to consider. Good articles to read in the New York Times and Indian Country Today.

The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum

A new museum. Check out the press release here.

“The historical significance of this event cannot be understated with this structure representing the oldest public building in Oklahoma and the site of the first sessions of the Cherokee National Supreme Court more than 165 years ago,” said [Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation]. “The Cherokee Nation’s commitment to preserving Oklahoma history and the Cherokee Nation legacy is important to all Oklahomans and especially vital to the people of the Cherokee Nation.”

Museum Anthropology - Vol. 33, No. 1

We are exceedingly happy to announce the publication of Museum Anthropology -- vol. 33, no. 1!

CMA members and subscribers should be getting the paper copy in the mail very soon. AAA members can begin downloading articles at AnthroSource. Below is the table of contents.

Museum Anthropology
Volume 33. Issue 1. March 2010

EDITORIAL

A FUTURE FOR MUSEUM ANTHROPOLOGY?

Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh
Stephen E. Nash

LEADING VOICES

THE MUSEUM AS METHOD

Nicholas Thomas

RETURN TO THE QUAI BRANLY

Sally Price

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL: Museum Displays and the Creation of Knowledge

Stephanie Moser

"WHITE PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING!" Worrying about Authenticity, Museum Audiences, and Working in Native American–Focused Museums

Larry J. Zimmerman

ARTICLES

MODELING CULTURES: 19th Century Indian Clay Figures

Charlotte H.F. Smith
Michelle Stevenson

STEWARDING A LIVING COLLECTION: The National Park Service and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection

Paulette G. Curtis

FROM THIRD PERSON TO FIRST: A Call for Reciprocity Among Non-Native and Native Museums

Karl A. Hoerig

REVIEW ESSAY

Art and Cultural Heritage: Law, Policy and Practice. By Barbara T. Hoffman, ed. and International Law, Museums, and the Return of Cultural Objects. By Ana Filipa Vrdoljak

Alexander A. Bauer

BOOK REVIEWS

Antiquities under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War. By Lawrence Rothfield, ed.

Ann Hitchcock

Negotiation Basics for Cultural Resource Managers. By Nicholas Dorochoff

Rhonda S. Fair

Bones of the Ancestors: The Ambum Stone: From the New Guinea Highlands to the Antiquities Market to Australia. By Brian Egloff

Kathleen Barlow

Creative Spirits: Bark Paintings in the Washkuk Hills of North New Guinea. By Ross Bowden

Alex Golub

Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico. By Ilona Katzew

Laura A. Lewis

Carl Hagenbeck's Empire of Entertainments. By Eric Ames

Henrika Kuklick

Collaborating at the Trowel's Edge: Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Archaeology. By Stephen W. Silliman, ed.

Claudine Payne

Telling Children about the Past: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. By Nena Galanidou and Liv Helga Dommasnes, eds.

Jessica Belcoure

Contemporary Art and Anthropology. By Arnd Schneider and Christopher Wright, eds.

Morgan Perkins

Vase Painting, Gender, and Social Identity in Archaic Athens. By Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell

Tim McNiven

DIGITAL EXHIBITION AND MEDIA REVIEW

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL: Tsimshian Prehistory. A Virtual Exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2001

George P. Nicholas

Chant of the Male Spider

A very cool exhibit that has recently opened at the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology. Check it out -- and stop by if you happen to be in Denver!

Na’ashjé’ii Biką’ Biyiin (Chant of the Male Spider) runs from April 2–22 in Sturm 102. Regular hours are 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Mon.–Fri. For more information, visit www.dinewoven.com/news.html.

Smithsonian Repatriation Committee

Articles confirm that congratulations are in order to Shelby Tisdale (director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe), who has been chosen to serve as a member of the Smithsonian Institution's Native American Repatriation Review Committee. Dr. Tisdale was nominated by the board of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Latino Museum Studies Program

2010 Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP)

Organized by the Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC), the Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP) is dedicated to fostering the professional development of emerging leaders in the fields of Latino history, art, and culture. The four-week program includes panel sessions, lectures, workshops, and behind the scenes access to Smithsonian collections. Additionally, fellows work with Smithsonian staff on designated projects and contribute to current exhibitions, programs, and research initiatives in progress at the Institution.

Each year up to fifteen fellows are selected from a nationwide pool of applicants. Participation is free and includes accommodations for the duration of the program, as well as the cost of round-trip travel to Washington, D.C. Fellows are responsible for all other expenses during the four-weeks, including transportation within the city and meals. A stipend is not provided.

For more information visit: http://latino.si.edu/programs/programs_LMSP.htm or please contact Andrew Rebatta at lmsp@si.edu.

**DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2010**
(all applications must be completed online by the closing date)

Project Manager

Employment Opportunity (Silver City)

Silver City MainStreet Project seeks a new manager. The position is full time, with a salary of $30,000, and the application deadline is April 16, 2010. Contact Name: Laurie Bentley, Vice President at 575-534-9005 or by email at scmainstreetasst@gilanet.com. The national award-winning Silver City MainStreet Project is celebrating 25 years of service to Silver City in May 2010. It is recognized as one of the most successful programs in New Mexico. The Mission Statement is "To encourage a vibrant, historic downtown which is recognized as the heart of our diverse community."

Archival Internship Opportunities

Archival Internship Opportunities within the Federal Government

The Washington Center is recruiting for our Summer 2010 Federal Government Programs! Students selected for these competitive positions intern for 10 weeks within the National Archives and Records Administration or the Department of Defense in Washington, DC. Certain positions will be focus on organizing archival documents and records of particular interest to American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Diverse candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Accepted participants receive scholarships to cover the cost of their Washington Center Program and Housing Fees, as well as a stipend. The exact amount of stipend depends on a number of factors, including whether the student is a graduate versus an undergraduate, whether they are living in The Washington Center’s furnished housing, etc.

Qualifications:
· United States citizenship;
· Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in an archival or related field of study (e.g., history, library and information science, museum studies, etc.) with a GPA of 2.5 or above;
· Undergraduate students must receive liaison approval if their school is affiliated with The Washington Center;
· Available for a ten-week period beginning May 26th, 2010;
· Demonstrated experience and/or strong interest in working for the federal government.

How to Apply:
Students must submit an online application at http://secure.twc.edu. Once they create a username and password, they should select “Apply Now”, and then select “Internship.” Under “Personal Information,” students should select “Government Scholarship Program.” Students must additionally submit official transcripts to The Washington Center. Questions? Contact Katie McKenzie at katie.mckenzie@twc.edu or 202-238-7729. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible.