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Show 45 The work of the American peoples was to better their Indian communities, which succeeded in directing their efforts toward the goal proposed in the beginning. The Editorial goes on to explain the following: 1. Inter-American Training Program in Indian Community Development Techniques 2. Studies and Technical Activities 3. Publications 4. Meetings 5. Other Activities 6. Compliance with the Recommendations of the IV Inter- American Indianist Congress. Editorial. "Discurso del Dr. Miguel Leon-Portilla el Dia Interamericano del Indio," America Indigena, XXV, No. 3 (July, 1965), pp. 267-278. The Editorial is a speech delivered by Dr. Miguel Leon-Portilla, director of the Inter-American Indian Institute on the occasion of "Inter-American Indian Day," Mexico, D.F., on April 19, 1965. It goes on to talk about the organization, Inter-American Indian Institute. Editorial. "Las Publicaciones Del Instituto Indigenista Inter-Americano," America Indigena, XXV, No. 4 (October, 1965), pp. 347-352. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of this organization, it seems proper to offer a brief account of what its editorial activity has been since its foundation. From the beginning it was considered necessary that the Institute maintain two types of publications, periodicals and monographs in the form of books, manuals, pamphlets, etc. Thus were born the magazines America Indigena and its supplement, the Boletin Indigenista, both quarterly publications for the purpose of reporting on and publicizing work and specific projects in various Indian zones on the continent and at the same time to act as a permanent link between the Indianists of the various American countries. Editorial. "Program Evaluation," Anuario Indigenista, Vol. 25, 1965, pp. 3-6. Summary: It is neither presumption nor an untruth to state that today the theory and practice of Indianism derive their orientation from the fundamental principles of the social sciences and particularly of applied social anthropology. Even further, it can be said that, at least in Latin America, the growing importance of social anthropology derives in great part from the studies and activities related to the betterment of the Indian populations. |
