AAA News

Ford Foundation Awards $450,000 Grant to RACE Project

Building on the initial grant of one million dollars, the Ford Foundation has awarded an additional two-year grant of $450,000 to the RACE Are We So Different? project to fund the development of a second RACE traveling exhibit and a companion book. Learn More

Executive Board Approves Indigenous Section

The Executive Board has approved a new indigenous section of the AAA. The section, organized by JoAllyn Archambault, director of the American Indian Program at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, seeks to address unique issues faced by American Indian and indigenous anthropologists, and to provide greater visibility to Native anthropologists.

AAA sections are groups focused around a broad and significant intellectual area within anthropology. Sections organize sessions for the AAA Annual Meeting and may engage in publishing and program activities. The indigenous section will be probationary for one year to enable it to reach full membership status of 250 people.