Items of interest to students in Anthropology & Sociology:
conferences on archaeology, primatology, etc.  Pow wows, India fest; law school forum

If you are under 25 and want to do research and fieldwork in anthropologyor another
science, you may be able to get a grant of several thousand dollars from National
Geographic:  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/yeg

September is Indiana Archaeology month; events for the month will be posted later
this week at:  http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/archeocalendar.html


Index of Events in the Midwest: (scroll down to find the details of each event)

1) At IUN:
    1A)  Anthropology Club first meeting Wednesday, September 5, at 7:00 pm.
    1B)  Welcome Back Week Sept 4 -6
    1C)  COAS Research Conference Nov 15-16; abstracts due this week
2)  In Indiana:
    2A)  September 8-9 - Andersontown Powwow
    2B)  INDIA FEST | Merrillville Sunday Sept 9, 2007
    2C)  September 15-16 - 32nd Trail Of Courage Living History Festival: Rochester
    2D)  September 15-16 - 3rd Annual Bluff City Pow-Wow Rockport, Indiana.
    2E)  September 15-16 -  4th Annual Celebration of the Future Pow Wow Sullivan
    2F)  Midwest Archaeological Conference at Notre Dame  October 4–6
    2G)  Oct 13, 14, 9th Annual Indian Arts Expo, Merrillville
    2H) Exhibit of Native American Photographs
3)  In Chicago:
    3A)  Chicago Law School Forum
    3B)  DePaul: Saturday Nov 3: Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference
    3C) UIC: BIOCULTURES GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE:
         >science >technology >culture >humanity
4)  In Illinois:
    4A) Midwest Primatology meeting  October  12 - 13, SIU Carbondale IL
5)  In Wisconsin:
    5A)  Sep 7 -9, Indian Summer Festival, Milwaukee,
    5B)  September 15-16   Autumn Gathering Traditional Pow-wow  Genoa City
6)  On the Web:
    6A)  Study archaeology on line
    6B)  Identify and learn about old bottles
7)  Jobs:  Three tenure track jobs in Indiana

(scroll down to find the details of each event)

1)  At IUN:
    1A)  The IU Northwest Anthropology Club is holding its first meeting of the year on
this coming Wednesday, September 5, at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the
Women's Center, located in Savannah 207.  Officers will be elected and plans made for
activities such as guest speakers, field trips, movie showings, etc.
All those who are interested are invited to attend, and free membership is open to
any IU Northwest student with an interest in anthropology, whether enrolled in the
anthropology program or not.
We plan to offer many exciting events this year, including the One DollarUsed Book
Sale. We invite you to become a part of the club and experience all the great things
that anthropology has to offer.
We hope to see you there!
The IU Northwest Anthropology Club

    1B)  During the week of September 4th through 6th, IUN is having their Annual "FALL
Back to IUN" Welcome Back Week of 2007. This week will include various organizations,
such as Student Government, Fraternities & Sororities, who are closely
associated with the university, musical entertainment, games, prizes and TONS OF
ABSOLUTE FUN! We will be in the center outside Quad area (the Heart of IUN) during
the day so please feel free to come play some stress-free activities & stop by the
tables to gather information about what IUN has to offer to its students.

    1C)  Fourth Annual Indiana University Northwest Student & Faculty Research
Conference  CALL FOR PAPERS!
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants:  A Celebration of Research in Arts and Sciences
    The IU Northwest College of Arts and Sciences will be hosting its fourthannual
scholarly research conference on November 15 and 16, 2007. The purpose ofthe
conference is to showcase research and creative activity by a wide range of
participants. These include IU Northwest students and alumni, emeritus, full-time and
part-time faculty, and their cohorts from other universities and researchfacilities.
 Students and faculty are invited to submit an abstract of up to 250 words on a
topic of their choice for papers, posters, or artistic presentations.  Pre-organized
panels will be considered.  Faculty may nominate students to present outstanding
scholarship/creative work only after reaching agreement with the student. Student
papers must be overseen by a faculty liaison that will provide appropriate mentoring
and ensure that the papers meet disciplinary standards of excellence.  Formal
presentations may not exceed 15-20 minutes.  All abstracts will be externally reviewed.
Abstracts should contain the following information:
·        full name and title of the presenter
·        title of presentation
·        school and department affiliation
·        name of faculty sponsor if applicable
·        phone number
·        email address
·        equipment or supply requests
·        agreement to read paper in 15 to 20 minutes
·        definitive abstract of between 200 and 250 words.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is September 7, 2007 by 5 pm.  Please submit
abstracts to Mary Hackett, Department of Chemistry, Marram Hall 243 or to
maehacke@iun.edu
Please see http://www.iun.edu/~asrescon/welcome.shtml for more information on this
and previous year’s conferences.


2)  In Indiana:
    2A)  September 8-9 - Andersontown Powwow
Location: Athletic Park in Downtown, Anderson, Indiana. (40 miles NE of Indy)
Andersontown Powwow & Indian Market. Saturday, 11am - 9pm. Sunday, 11am -4pm. Adults
$5.00, 8 & under Free. Free parking, Inter-tribal open dancing, competitive dancing,
authentic arts & crafts, Native American food, Indian market shopping.
Contact: http://www.andersontownpowwow.org

    2B)  INDIA FEST | Merrillville Sunday Sept 9, 2007
Sponsored by the Indian American Cultural Center, the festival will be from 11:30
a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept 9 at 8605 Merrillville Road. Learn to drape a sari, experience
colorful dances, exquisite foods; hand painting, Indian fashions, exhibition and
sales of arts and crafts and more. Admission is $2 and children 6 and under are free.
FYI: (219) 924-7105 or (219) 395-8609 or http://www.nwihrc.org

    2C)  September 15-16 - 32nd Trail Of Courage Living History Festival
Location: Fulton County Historical Society, Rochester, Indiana.  (75 miles SE of Gary)
Contact: 574-223-4436, http://www.icss.net/~fchs.

    2D)  September 15-16 - 3rd Annual Bluff City Pow-Wow
Rockport, Indiana.  (Near Evansville) Admission $5.00 person, children 12under free.
Free primitive camping.  Contact: Rock Blanchard phone (812)359-5303 e-mail
rock104@sbcglobal.net.

    2E) September 15-16 -  4th Annual Celebration of the Future Pow Wow
Sullivan County 4-H Fairgrounds Sullivan, Indiana.  (50 miles SW of Indy)
Sat gates open 10:00 am. Grand entry 1:00 pm. Dinner break 4:00 pm, Grandentry 6:00
pm.     Sunday. Gate opens 11:00 am, Grand entry 1:00 pm Closing 5:00 pm.Head Man -
 Matt Wynk. Head Lady -  Crystal Grimm. Head Veteran -  Martin Tall Horse. MC -
LaRoy Malaterre. Arena Director -  Larry Grigsby. Host Drum -  White Hawk. Co Host
Drum -  Black Swamp. All dancers welcome. All drums welcome. Primitive camping
available. Gate fees Adults $5.00 Seniors over 65 $4.00 Children under 12Free.

    2F)  2007 Midwest Archaeological Conference at University of Notre Dame
October 4–6, 2007     There are sessions for student papers
http://www.midwestarchaeology.org/

    2G)  Oct 13, 2007 - Oct 14, 2007   9th Annual Indian Arts Expo
Merrillville, IN  USA   View and purchase Native American and Canadian First Nations
Fine Art from the artists that produce it. Learn about the many diverse Native
cultures indigenous to North America.

    2H) Patoka Hosts Native American Photograph Exhibit
 Photograph exhibit - "Images of Native Americans:
 The Wanamaker Collection at Indiana University"
 September 1st thru 28th
 Daily 8:30a.m. to 4p.m., eastern daylight time  Lake Visitor Center,
Newton Stewart State Recreation Area, Wickliffe IN (near Louisville)
 Images from one of the largest and most important collections of photographs of
Native Americans will be featured in the exhibit Images of Native Americans: The
Wanamaker Collection at Indiana University on exhibit at Patoka Lake Visitor Center
from September 1st - 28th. Enjoy portraits of Native Americans, scenes ofdaily life,
and historic images in this exciting collection.
 This exhibit, organized by the Mathers Museum of World Cultures at Indiana
University Bloomington, is sponsored by the Moveable Feast of the Arts Program at
IUB, funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc. The Wanamaker Collection, housed at the
Mathers Museum, is one of Indiana University's most important historical,artistic,
and cultural treasures. A sampling of images from the Wanamaker Collection is
featured in this exhibit, which will be traveling throughout the state during the
next year.
This exhibit is FREE to the public. There is a $5 per vehicle ($7 out of state) gate
fee in effect. For more information about this exhibit or other special events at
Patoka Reservoir, call the Visitor Center at 812-685-2447.


3)  In Chicago:
    3A)  Chicago Law School Forum
Students interested in applying to law school are urged to attend the annual Chicago
Law School Forum on Saturday, September 15 (from 10 AM to 5 PM) at the
Chicago-Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611        312.836.0100
Admission is free.        Online pre-registration is available at http://www.LSAC.org.
This is a terrific opportunity for prospective law students to talk with
representatives of approximately 160 law schools, including Indiana and Chicago-area
schools.
Several panel presentations and workshops will be offered including a discussion of
issues of particular relevance to minority applicants as well as workshops on the
application process, the legal profession, and financing a legal education.
For more information, including driving directions, visit http://www.LSAC.org (Click
“Law School Forums”).

    3B)  At DePaul University: Saturday Nov 3: Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference
  Student research welcome
http://condor.depaul.edu/~anthro/conferences/2007/index.html

    3B)  BIOCULTURES GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE:
 >science >technology >culture >humanity
University of Illinois at Chicago,    November 16-17, 2007
Keynote speakers:
Judith Halberstam, University of Southern California
Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois at Chicago
    In the 1950s, C.P. Snow saw a fundamental split between the "two
cultures" of science and the humanities. But in recent years this
split has faded, with theorists like Michel Foucault and Donna
Haraway as well as writers like Samuel Delaney and Octavia Butler
examining what "the human" is in a world where recent biological and
technological developments have profoundly shaken our assumptions
about identity and power. At the same time, interdisciplinary work in
fields like bioethics, gender studies, disability studies and
critical race theory has begun to bridge this divide, offering up new
ways of theorizing the body and its relationship to medical,
cultural, and political knowledge. Putting projects like these in
dialogue with one other, this conference seeks to create an
interdisciplinary discourse that participates in the emergence of
biocultures - the intellectual space where the humanities and the
sciences converge.
We invite presentations on biocultural issues from scholars and
professionals from all disciplines. Papers may address, but are in no
way limited to, the following:
 > posthumanism
 > cosmetic surgery/body modification
 > cognitive mapping
 > prosthesis
 > eugenics/phrenology/scientific racism
 > psychiatric illnesses (post-traumatic stress, OCD, etc.)
 > the science of sexual deviance (sexology, the "gay gene," etc.)
 > medical technologies
 > anthropology vs. genetics
 > birth control and reproductive rights
 > the human/animal boundary
 > psychiatry & brain science
 > transgenderism, transexuality intersexuality
 > literary representations of science and medicine
 > biopower/biopolitics
 > postmodern warfare
 > nanotechnology
 > cybercultures
 > eco-feminism
 > disability studies
 > bioethics
For more information and updates, visit our conference website at:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/engl/biocultures/
This conference is part of Project Biocultures, an ongoing effort
dedicated to exploring new ways of thinking about the intersections
between the human and the technological. More information about
Project Biocultures can be found at:  http://www.biocultures.org/index2.php


4)  In Illinois:
    4A) Midwest Primatology meeting  October  12 - 13, SIU Carbondale IL
Submit an abstract by September 15 if you want to present your work.
http://www.mpig.org/


5)  In Wisconsin:
    5A)  Sep 7, 2007 - Sep 9, 2007   21st Indian Summer Festival, Henry Maier Festival
Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2007 Theme: One Drum, Many Voices
A blending of the traditional and the contemporary, the Indian Summer Festival offers
a fun and entertaining way to experience the diversity of American Indianculture.
Each year a festival theme is chosen to showcase American Indian entertainers,
musicians, fine artists, and craft people.  The festival also celebrates the rich
American Indian heritage with authentic tribal villages, storytellers, traditional
handcrafts, dance troupes, and lacrosse. Other highlights include a full competition
Pow wow with the must see grand entry of dancers, the spectacular fireworks display
on Saturday, the highly acclaimed food, and Friday’s very special Education Day.
Don’t miss the Indian Summer Music Award (ISMA) show on Friday evening.
100 American Indian vendors from throughout the United States and Canada offer an
array of Native American crafts, artwork, books, music, pottery, blankets, jewelry,
beads and regalia. Contact: 414-604-1000, indiansummer@wi.rr.com,
http://www.indiansummer.org

    5B)  September 15-16 - 1 2th Annual Autumn Gathering Traditional Pow-wowVeterans
Park, Genoa City, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, at Cty H and Freeman Rd. Just north of the
Richmond, Illinois border and south of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Gates openat 10:00 am
with Grand Entries at 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm, Saturday and at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
Admission: Elders 60+ and children 8 and under: FREE Children 9-16: $2 day/ $3
weekend Adults: $3 day/$5 weekend Host Drum: Night Eagle Emcee: Mr. Mark Denning Fire
Keeper: Mr. Skip Twardosz Head Male: Mr. Ben Yahola Head Female: Ms JulesMago    No
alcohol or pets permitted in park.
Contact: Sharon: 815-675-2380 or email harms05@netzero.com


6)  On the Web:
    6A)  Study archaeology on line at:
http://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/introarchaeology.html

    6B)  Identify and learn about old bottles at:
http://www.sha.org/bottle/index.htm


7)  Jobs:
Three tenure track jobs in Indiana:
http://aaanet.jobcontrolcenter.com/jobdetail.cfm?job=2654320&keywords=&ref=1
http://aaanet.jobcontrolcenter.com/jobdetail.cfm?job=2654333&keywords=&ref=1
http://aaanet.jobcontrolcenter.com/jobdetail.cfm?job=2639992&keywords=&ref=1