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"Conflicting sovereignties: Global conservation, protected areas and Indigenous nations in the Peruvian Amazon," Dr. Roger Merino

Dr. Merino's research areas include political ecology, international environmental governance, and indigenous rights. He earned his Ph.D. in Social and Policy Sciences and an M.Sc. in International Public Policy at the University of Bath (United Kingdom). Dr.

New children’s book published with help from Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk

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The Adventures of Wounaan Children and Many Birds/ Wounaan chaain döhigaau nemchaain hoo wënʌʌrrajim/Los niños wounaan, en sus aventuras vieron muchas aves was recently published in three languages and focuses on the Wounaan, Indigenous people of Panama and Colombia, and their relationships with birds. Associate Professor, Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk was invited by the Wounaan National Congress and the Foundation for the Development of Wounaan People to join the book's project team.

Wounaan Cultural Team's Book Launch

 

On Tuesday, November 16 at 2pm The Wounaan Cultural Team is launching its new trilingual illustrated storybook, Wounaan döhigaau nemchaain hoo wënʌʌrrajim / Durante su aventura, los niños wounaan vieron muchas aves / The Adventures of Wounaan Children and Many Birds. The presentation is part of the Establishing Sustainable Community-Based Research Partnerships series and will be spoken (mostly!) in Spanish (with text translation for the small portion in English). 

If you would like to participate, please register at:

Dr. Attila Gyucha's book, "Bikeri: Two Copper Age Villages on the Great Hungarian Plain" was recently published

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Congratulations to Assistant Professor, Dr. Attila Gyucha on the publication of his book, Bikeri: Two Copper Age Villages on the Great Hungarian Plain. In this book, Dr. Gyucha along with University of Illinois at Chicago's Dr. William A. Parkinson and Ohio State University's Dr. Richard W. Yerkes present the results of multi-disciplinary research conducted at Early Copper Age villages on the Great Hungarian Plain from 2000-2007. 

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