| The University Museum has extensive archaeological collections
from prehistoric sites in southern New Mexico. Most of this material has
been excavated in the last forty years. The artifacts and accompanying
records need to be organized, properly stored, and researched. Students
under Dr. Reynolds direction would learn about how to curate archaeological
materials in museums, earlier archaeological methods and techniques, and
prehistoric life in southern New Mexico.
Selected
Publication:
"Opportunities for Advancement and Professional Training" in
"Risk and Opportunity:
"The Museum as a Career Choice."
In Museum News July/August.
| Margaret Jacobs |
Availability: |
| History Department |
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| (505) 646-4409 |
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| E-mail: marjacob@nmsu.edu |
She would like to work with a student to help define this
project depending on the interest.
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT of 20th Century Native American Women
NATIVE AMERICAN PAGEANTRY
COMPARATIVE PROJECT: White Women and Aborigines vs. White Women and
Native Americans
FEMINIST USES OF NATIVE AMERICANS, 1960's to the present
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| Enrico Pontelli |
Availability: Confirmed |
| Computer Science Department |
Summer Session 1 |
| (505) 646-6239 |
May 29-June 29, 2001 |
E-mail: epontell@cs.nmsu.edu
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| Diane-Michele Prindeville |
Availability: |
| Government Department |
Summer Session 2 |
| (505) 646-4935 |
June 9- August 10, 2001 |
| E-mail: dmprinde@nmsu.edu |
Research area: I am interested in participating in the
Kellogg Bridges Program. Specifically, I would like to take part in the
summer research and education program at NMSU either in a cooperative research
project with a tribal college faculty member, or as a mentor with a tribal
college student. My own research program focuses on the political participation
and leadership of Native North American women in grassroots organization,
in electoral politics off-reservation, and in tribal government. I examine
these leaders' political activism relative to such policy issues as tribal
sovereignty, environmental quality, cultural preservation, and the provision
of social services to tribal members. While my research deals primarily
with political participation and public policy, it is multi disciplinary
in nature, drawing from political science, sociology, Native American studies,
women studies, anthropology, leadership studies, community planning, and
environmental sciences. At present, I am developing a proposal to study
the role of Native women in the environmental justice movement in the Southwest
(New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada). This project will build on research I have
conducted previously with Indian women leaders in New Mexico. The non-random
purposive sample will consist of grassroots activists working with federal,
state, local, and/or tribal authorities either on or off their reservation.
In addition to examining the influence these leaders exert on the environmental
policy-making process, I will investigate the strategies they employ in
their efforts to effect change. I see this project as bridging theory and
praxis by examining the applicability of models from the literature on
social movements and political participation to the work of these community
activists. Further, the project will generate information about the successful
and not-so-successful strategies employed by the leaders in their efforts
to influence policymaking. This knowledge can then be used by other grassroots
organizers and by individuals interested in participating in public decision-making
processes. Both tribal college faculty and students will benefit from participating
in my research project. First, the research is salient to native people
as we will examine important policy issues including tribal sovereignty,
environmental quality, preservation of native cultures, and resource conservation.
Second, the faculty member or student will learn about the leadership of
Indian women who are role models. Third, the faculty member or student
will have an opportunity to engage in various aspects of the research process
including: formulating an interview guide, developing a grant, conducting
library research, performing field interviews, and analyzing qualitative
interview data. The Kellogg Bridges program provides a tremendous opportunity
for both NMSU and tribal college faculty to share expertise, engage in
collaborative research, and to develop professional ties. Further, the
program links mentors to tribal college students increasing students' understanding
of the research process, improving their research and critical thinking
skills, building students' confidence, and enriching their academic experience.
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| Dr. Scott Rushforth |
Availability: Confirmed
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| Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
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| (505) 646-2826 |
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| E-mail: srushfor@nmsu.edu |
| Research area
I am presently collecting and documenting Apache language materials
directly or indirectly related to the domains of human anatomy and physiology,
health, welfare, and medicine. This project has two primary purposes.
The first is to produce Apache language materials that will be useful for
health care providers working with Apache peoples of the Mescalero Reservation.
This will be accomplished by publishing an Apache medical dictionary and
associated materials. The second is to contribute to on-going, long-term
efforts to more completely document and preserve the Mescalero, Chiricahua,
and Lipan Apache languages. Ultimately, we seek to develop a more
comprehensive dictionary and grammar for Mescalero, Chiricahua, and Lipan
Apache than is currently available. The short- and long-term efforts
will require, among other things, that researchers obtain linguistic data
from Apache consultants through formal elicitation and through the collection,
transcription and analysis of linguistic texts.
The working team for this project consists of Dr. Scott Rushforth, linguist
from New Mexico State University; Evelyn Breuninger, Ellyn Bigrope, and
Elbys Hugar, Apache Language specialists from the Mescalero Apache Tribe
and co-authors of the Mescalero Apache Dictionary; and Anthony Webster,
PhD candidate in anthropology and linguistics from the University of Texas.
Dr. Rushforth will continue this work during the summer of 1999 and
invites either a student or a faculty member from NMSU's partner institutions
to work with him on this project during June and July. He will gladly
provide additional details on request.
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| Daniel Villa |
Availability: Confirmed |
| Language/Linguistics Department |
Summer Session 1 or 2 |
| (505) 646-1230 |
May 29 - July 29, 2001
July 9 - August 10, 2001 |
| E-mail: dvilla@nmsu.edu |
He is currently in the process of working on a bilingual
manuscript (English and Spanish) on the integration of oral history with
language maintenance and preservation. Along with Jon Hunner, they would
like to expand this manuscript to a trilingual version, integrating Navajo
into this project. They envision working with Navajo language teachers
and students in producing this trilingual version, conducting training
in oral history, language maintenance and preservation as well as in translation
issues.
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| William Walker |
Availability: Confirmed
(need to get dates from him) |
| Sociology/Anthropology Department |
Summer Session 1 |
| (505) 646-7006 |
July 9- August 10, 2001
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| E-mail: wiwalker@nmsu.edu |
He will be running the NMSU archaeological field school
on the Gray ranch in southern Hidalgo county (extreme south west New Mexico).
He would like to mentor students interested in archaeological research.
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| Barbara Chandler and Alice Chornesky
Availability: Confirmed
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| Social
Work
Summer Session
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| (505) 646-2143
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E-mail: bachandl@nmsu.edu
achornes@nmsu.edu
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