Partial Support of the Sixth Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies

本次会议的主题是“狩猎和采集社会， 人民，不断变化的理论”将确定新兴的意识， 政治、社会和经济问题，影响土著人民和 土著人在未来狩猎采集研究中的作用。 国际公认的专家将参加这次会议 并参加了80篇论文的报告会和一系列研讨会。 主题包括健康，资源利用，民族考古学， 教育、语言和土地使用问题。 大约三分之一 这些文件将涉及北方社会， 北极国家参加。 机构对这次会议的供资 直接支持《北极研究和政策法案》的意图。 1984年，为国家科学基金会提供了机会， 制定其最近批准的北极社会发展目标， 科学研究计划。

The theme of this Conference "Hunting and Gathering Societies, Changing Peoples, Changing Theories" will identify the emerging awareness of political, social, and economic issues affecting Native peoples and the role that indigenous people play in future hunter - gatherer research. Internationally recognized experts will participate in this Conference and participate in presentations of 80 papers and a series of symposia. Topics include health, resource utilization, ethnoarchaeology, education, language and land use issues. Approximately one-third of the papers will address northern societies, with representatives of all Arctic countries participating. Agency funding of this Conference directly supports the intent of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 and provides the opportunity for the National Science Foundation to develop the objectives of its recently approved Arctic Social Science Research Program.