Ramallah August 2009 – General Sessions

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WAC Inter-Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Indigenous Peoples and Museums: Unraveling the Tensions

On behalf of several museums and organizations, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art  invite your participation in an Inter-Congress of the World Archaeological Congress (WAC) on the topic Indigenous Peoples and Museums: Unraveling the Tensions.

For detailed information on the venue, submitting papers, and registering for the meeting, see http://wacmuseums.info or become a member of the Facebook group “Indigenous People and Museums: Unraveling the Tensions.”

The Inter-Congress will be from 22-25 June, 2011 in conjunction with the Eiteljorg Museum’s 17th Annual Indian Market and Festival, to be held 25-26 June 2011.

Student Prizes from Indianapolis InterCongress

WAC Workshop: Archaeologists Without Borders

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN – NIGERIA: 18 – 22 FEBRUARY 2009

The Archaeologists without Borders Program was run at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria 18-22 February. Professor Peter Schmidt (University of Florida, U.S.A.) presented the 9th Bassey Andah Memorial Lecture on the topic of African Archaeology and the Ancestors’, and participated in a workshop organised by WAC Vice-President, Professor C.A. Folorunso (University of Ibadan).  Feedback on the program has been very positive and a report will go on the WAC web site.