The Center for Research and Collaboration in the Indigenous Americas (CRACIA) is a new center associated with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland (see www.cracia.org). 

CRACIA - Laura Mentore - "Feeding the Gold Master: Indigenous Perspectives on Mining in Southern Guyana" 

Next Friday, October 21st, Dr. Laura H. Mentore, Asst. Prof. of Anthropology at the University of Mary Washington, will be presenting a discussion of narratives recently recorded by Dr. Mentore involving the guardian spirit known as "the Gold Master," in order to consider how these narratives reflect indigenous economic and ecological philosophies, and how they impact how foreign miners are perceived. All interested are invited! 

Join us on October 21st, 3:00 in Seminar Room 1102, Woods Hall, University of Maryland, College Park.