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El Dorado Task Force Papers Volume II American Anthropological Association El Dorado Task Force Papers Volume II Submitted to the Executive Board As a Final Report May 18, 2002 PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION EL DORADO TASK FORCE SUBMITTED AS A FINAL REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION MAY 18, 2002 VOLUME I. TABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT PART I: BACKGROUND ON THE TASK FORCE AND THE INQUIRY (May 1, 2002) 1.1. STATEMENT OF THE CHARGE TO THE TASK FORCE 1.2. INTERPRETING THE CHARGE 1.3. STATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP AND PROCEDURES PART II: INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS (May 1, 2002) 2.1. Informed Consent and the work of James V. Neel 2.2. Some major allegations against Napoleon Chagnon 2.3. Deepening and moving beyond informed consent: Toward collaborative models of anthropological research. APPENDIX TO VOLUME I: 4.4.b Commentary by José Antonio Kelly CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE Janet Chernela Fernando Coronil Ray Hames Jane H. Hill Trudy Turner Joe Watkins VOLUME II. TABLE OF CONTENTS A NOTE ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT PART III. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS 3.1. THE ROLE OF THE ASSOCIATION (February 8, 2002)* Volume II, Page 2 3.2. BACKGROUND ON THE YANOMAMI (Janet Chernela, (Ray Hames), Jane Hill)(February 8, 2002) 3.3. YANOMAMI UPDATES (Janet Chernela) 3.3 (1) Human Rights Issues Concerning the Yanomami in 2002. (February 8, 2002) 3.3 (2) Translation Yanomami Bulletin #25 (April 3, 2002) PART IV: YANOMAMI STATEMENTS (Collected, transcribed, and translated by Janet Chernela) 4.1. Interview with Davi Kopenawa June 10, 2000 4.2. Interview with Davi Kopenawa June 7, 2001 4.3. Presentation by José Seripino Sep. 7, 2001 4.4.a Interview with Julio Wichato, José Antonio Kelly, and Guillermo Domingo Torres 4.5. Presentation by Toto Yanomami, April 2002 PART V: CASE STUDIES 5.1. The Measles Epidemic of 1968 (Trudy Turner and Jane Hill, February 14, 2002) 5.2. Informed consent and its contexts in the 1968 Neel Expedition (Trudy Turner, February 8, 2002) 5.3. Collection of Bodily Samples and Informed Consent (Janet Chernela, February 8, 2002) 5.4. Yanomami Names and Photographic Identification (Jane Hill (Ray Hames), February 8, 2002) 5.5. Involvement in Yanomami Political Affairs (Jane Hill (Ray Hames), February 8, 2002) 5.6. Engagement of Anthropologists in Public Dialogue with Members of Study Communities (Jane Hill, February 8, 2002) 5.7. The Yanomami Survival Fund (Jane Hill, May 1, 2002) 5.8. GIFTING:* A commentary, based on allegations in Tierney's Darkness in El Dorado (Janet Chernela, February 8, 2002) 5.9. Allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with Yanomami (Jane Hill, April 8, 2002) 5.10. Warriors of the Amazon (Jane Hill (Ray Hames), February 8, 2002) PART VI: REPORTS AND ESSAYS 6.1. REPORTS 6.1.1 Turner Point by Point (Trudy Turner and Jeffrey Nelson, February 8, 2002) 6.1.1.a. Neel Journal Database 6.1.1.b. Neel Field Map 6.1.2. Tierney's use of Asch Sound Tapes (Jane Hill, February 20, 2002) 6.2. ESSAYS 6.2.1. The Case for Collective Responsibility and Reparations (Janet Chernela, April 5, 2002) Volume II, Page 3 6.2.2. Re Chernela's "The Case for Collective Responsibility and Reparations" (Joe Watkins, May 2, 2002) 6.2.3. Freedom and comprehension: Deciphering ethical, genetic, and linguistic codes (a minority opinon) (Janet Chernela, April 5, 2002) 6.2.4. Roles, responsibilities, and relationships between anthropologists and indigenous people in the anthropological enterprise (Joe Watkins, May 1, 2002) *NOTE: The dates are original dates of posting. Revisions were made in many documents through May 1, 2002. The dates prior to May 1 help to identify documents where the original versions were part of the Working Papers posted as a preliminary report. PART VII: References Cited PART VIII: Appendix: Comments regarding the Working Papers of the El Dorado Task Force, submitted by anthropologists to the AAA web site February 10, 2002-April 19, 2002. The Task Force includes here comments by anthropologists on the Working Papers that make a substantive contribution to issues within the scope of the charge to the Task Force. These comments are included here with the permission of the authors. These comments were submitted before the completion of the final report, "Papers of the El Dorado Task Force." In some cases, issues raised in the comments are addressed in the final report. Note that the numbered sections of the working papers have been changed in the final report, but the documents still have similar (and in some cases the same) titles. All comments submitted, in addition to those included here, can be found on the AAA web web site. The Task Force thanks all those who have participated in the web site dialogue. Readers who read the final report on the web site should seek the comments referenced below on the site, using the "Search Comments" button and searching by the last name of the author. Bruce Albert , 2.3 Yanomami Names: "Comments on Napoleon Chagnon's methods of identification and name collecting among the Yanomami (03/10/02) Bruce Albert, 2.2. Informed consent and the 1968 Neel Expedition": Yanomami Rights to Informed Consent: Inverting the Perspective (2 parts) (04/19/02) Bruce Albert , 2.2. Informed consent and the 1968 Neel Expedition: " Federal Attorney General Office of Brazil launches investigation into Yanomami Blood Samples held in U.S. (04/19/02) Manuela Carneiro da Cunha , General Comment (04/13/02)* R. Brian Ferguson, 2.4. Involvement in Yanomami Political Affairs (03/20/02) Michael Fischer, General Comment (04/13/02) Michael Fischer, General Comment (04/18/02) Volume II, Page 4 Michael Fischer, 2.3 Yanomami Names (04/18/02) John Frechione, 2.1. The Measles Epidemic of 1968: "Interview with Dr. Brandon S. Centerwall" (04/19/02) Kenneth Good, 2.2 Informed Consent and the 1968 Neel Expedition (04/19/02) Kenneth Good, General Comment (04/19/02) Kenneth Good, 2.1. The Measles Epidemic of 1968 (04/19/02) Gail Goodwin Gomez, General Comment: "General Comments to the AAA El Dorado Task Force Submitted by Gale Goodwin Gomez, Ph.D." (03/07/02) Thomas Gregor , 3. Yanomami Statements "Comments on Yanomami Interviews and 'The Case for Collective Responsibility and Reparations'" (04/19/02) Edward Hagen, General Comment (04/19/02) Catherine Howard, 2.6 Allegations of Inappropriate Sexual Relationships: "The Sexual Life of Savants, or Putting Hill's Argument to Bed" (03/10/02) William Irons, 3.3. Interview with Davi Kopenawa: "Comment on Chernela's Interview with Davi Kopenawa" (03/08/02) William Irons, 4.1. Turner Point by Point (03/13/02) Jean Jackson, 2.5 Engagement of Anthros in Public Dialogue (03/10/02) Jean Jackson, 2.4. Involvement in Yanomami Political Affairs (03/10/02) Barbara Rose Johnston , 4. Essays and Reflections: "Elements of the Professional Life of James V. Neel as Reflected in the Declassified Literature on Human Radiation Experimentation" (04/12/02) Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, 3.3. Interview with Davi Kopenawa: "Davi Kopenawa Responds to William Irons" (04/15/02) Lêda Martins. 2.2 Informed Consent and the 1968 Neel Expedition (03/21/02) Leslie Sponsel, 1. Introduction (03/12/02) Leslie Sponsel, 2.7 Warriors of the Amazon (04/12/02) Leslie Sponsel, 2.6 Allegations of Inappropriate Sexual Relationships (4/17/02) Leslie Sponsel, General Comment (4/19/02) Terrence Turner, 4.1, Turner Point by Point: "Turner on Turner* on Turner , Point by Point by Point" (Parts 1 and 2) (3/21/02) Terence Turner, 2.1. The Measles Epidemic of 1968 (4/19/02) Juan J. R. Villarías-Robles, General Comment (02/27/02) *Carneira da Cunha's comment was posted during the period for comment on the Working Papers, which did not include a section on "Representations and portrayals of the Yanomami that may have had a negative impact." That section is now included in the summary statement "Some major allegations against Napoleon Chagnon." However her comment complements the remarks made there. Volume II, Page 5 PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION EL DORADO TASK FORCE SUBMITTED AS A FINAL REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION A Note on the Structure of the Report The report includes the following sections in two volumes. In Volume I, Part I, in addition to this overview note, there are: 1) A statement of the charge to the El Dorado Task Force 2) The Task Force's interpretation of the charge 3) Membership and procedures of the Task Force In Volume I, Part II, we present three introductory statements under the collective authorship of the members of the Task Force. In Volume II, we include the following sections: Part III offers some background materials on 1) The role of the American Anthropological Association in issues related to the Yanomami 2) Background information on the Yanomami 3) Yanomami Updates In Part IV, we present a set of interviews with and statements by Yanomami, collected, transcribed, and translated by Janet Chernela. In Part V there are 10 case studies. The case studies vary in length and represent the results of research conducted into the issues indicated by members of the Task Force. Many of the case studies are individually authored by members of the Task Force, who have undertaken the research necessary to complete the case study. Where a case study has only one or two authors, other members felt that they simply did not have the expertise to either confirm or deny the results reported in the case study. In Part VI, there are two reports and four essays.
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