Re: Tarahumara information

Espen Waehle (espen.wahle@ima.uio.no)
Thu, 9 Mar 1995 13:02:27 +0100

At 19:10 06-03-95 +0000, native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us wrote:
>Original Sender: survival@gn.apc.org (Survival International)
>Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us)
>
>I wonder if you could help me. Survival International is working
>on the case of the Tarahumara and Tepehuan peoples in Chihuahua,
>Mexico, who are suffering severe human rights abuses. As part of
>our background research for this case, I am trying to locate
>anthropologists with recent experience of these peoples. Does
>anyone at the Latin American Centre know of any such people?
>If so, I would be very grateful if you could let me know where
>they are and their contact numbers.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Jonathan Mazower
>Campaigns Officer
>Survival International
>survival@gn.apc.org

I saw your message and reacted for two reasons 1)I am a board member in
IWGIA, 2) In the museum where I work we had an exhibition on the Norwegian
explorer Carl Lumholtz (1851-1922) - still a respected man among the
Indians in some parts of Mexico. I have the following suggestions for you

a) contact Allejandro Parallada, IWGIA, Fiolstr{de 19, DK 1171 Copenhagen -
or by e-mail by way of iwgia@login.dkuug.dk, he has tried to find the same
kind of contacts as you are looking for

- or try one of the following
b) Edwin Bustillos, CASMAC, 3815 Buckes "E", Suite ZH 44-0119, El Paso or
by writing to PO Box 3815 Buckner "E", El Paso 79925 TEXAS, USA - I have
tried to fax him at 52 13 139 868 - without success
c) you can also enquire with Randall Gingrich, Forest guardians, 1700 North
Wentworth, Tuscon, Arizona 87549 USA
d)maybe Robert A. Bye has some suggestions:
Investigador Titular, Director
Jardin Botanico, Instituto de Biologia
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Apdo. Post. 70-614
04510 Mexico, DF
MEXICO
d) or try Professor Bruce Finson
500 Jones Avenue
Oakland CA 94603
USA

GOOD LUCK!

Regards/hilsen fra
Espen W{hle
Etnografisk Museum, Inst. & Museum for Antropologi
Univ. i Oslo, Frederiksgt. 2, N-0164 OSLO, Norway
Tel. 22859961
=46ax. 22859960