International Conference on Congo Basin Hunter-Gatherers

该奖项授予Barry S.Hewlett博士(华盛顿州立大学)，为2010年9月在法国蒙彼利埃举行的刚果盆地狩猎-采集者问题国际会议提供支持。近年来，对刚果盆地狩猎采集民族(以前称为“俾格米人”)的研究急剧增加，部分原因是他们构成了世界上现存最大的狩猎采集群体。对于刚果盆地狩猎采集者来说，这也是一个关键时刻，由于中部非洲市场一体化程度的提高，以及在其传统土地上建立国家公园和保护区，他们在文化和经济上被边缘化。之所以召开这次会议，是因为没有其他跨学科的场所来在国际上分享研究成果。参加会议的研究人员将就广泛的专题介绍他们的研究成果，其中包括：刚果盆地狩猎采集人的文化史；狩猎采集人与附近农业社会的关系；狩猎采集儿童融入平等分享和传统知识体系的社会化；以及狩猎采集人文化内和跨文化多样性的理论。会议还将讨论更广泛的问题，例如：丛林肉贸易、土著人民对气候变化的看法，以及保护和人权非政府组织对当地人民的影响。利用各种定性和定量的研究方法来解决应用问题并回答广泛的研究问题。这次会议之所以重要，是因为它将大大有助于理解人类历史上大部分时期的狩猎-采集生活方式。它还将提供一个研究基础，以便对边缘化的狩猎采集民族提供对文化敏感和适当的援助。此外，会议将通过吸收来自非洲、亚洲、美洲和欧洲的研究人员来促进国际研究合作和能力建设。日本科学促进会、京都大学(日本)、发展研究所(法国)、国家科学研究中心(法国)、基础和进化生态学中心(法国)和华盛顿州立大学也提供了额外的资金支持。

This award to Dr. Barry S. Hewlett (Washington State University) provides support for the International Conference on Congo Basin Hunter-Gatherers, being held in Montpellier, France, in September 2010. Research on Congo Basin hunter-gatherer peoples (formerly referred to as "Pygmies") has increased dramatically in recent years, in part because they comprise the largest remaining hunter-gatherer groups in the world. It is also a critical time for Congo Basin hunter-gatherers, who are being marginalized culturally and economically by the increased market integration of central Africa, and by the creation of national game parks and reserves on their traditional lands.This conference is being convened because there is no other interdisciplinary venue for sharing research results internationally. Researchers at the conference will present their findings on a wide range of topics, including: the culture histories of Congo Basin hunter-gatherers; hunter-gatherer relations with nearby farming societies; the socialization of hunter-gatherer children into egalitarian sharing and traditional knowledge systems; and theories of intracultural and cross-cultural diversity among hunter-gatherers. The conference will also address broader issues such as: the bushmeat trade, indigenous peoples views of climate change, and the impacts of conservation and human rights non-governmental organizations on local people. A variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods are utilized to address the applied issues and answer the broad range of research questions. This conference is important because it will contribute significantly to understanding the hunter-gatherer way of life that characterized most of human history. It also will provide a research foundation to implement culturally sensitive and appropriate assistance tom marginalized hunter-gatherer peoples. In addition, the conference will promote international research collaboration and capacity building by including researchers from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Additional financial support is being provided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Kyoto University (Japan), the Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement (France), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), Center for Fonctional and Evolutionary Ecology (France), and Washington State University.