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Darkness in El Dorado: Journal and News Articles - 2000

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December, 2000

  1. A question of survival The Hindu
  1. Patrick Tierney en de Yanomamö-indianen: Duisternis over de Amazone NRC Boeken (in Dutch)
  1. Author Revs up Controversy over Amazon Tribe´s Quest for Women St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    La química del amor El Nacional (Spanish)
  1. Napoleon conquers the Yanomami The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  1. Trevas na Antropologia e na Biomedicina Socioambiental.org (Portuguese)
    Retiring author defends his career Detroit News
  1. Researcher defends career under shadow of ´Darkness´ The Associated Press State & Local Wire
  1. Atrocities in the Amazon? The McGraw-Hill Companies
    Book Reviews - A rumble in the jungle New Statesman
    Atrocities In The Amazon? Business Week
  1. Rumble in the Jungle The San Diego Union-Tribune
    Researcher defends reputation under shadow of ´Darkness´ The Grand Rapids Press
  1. Author trashes classic study of Yanomami as scandalous lie The Boston Herald
  1. Ein Ethnologe unter Verdacht Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  1. Savage fantasy: A leading anthropologist is under ideological attack U.S.News & World Report
    Patrick Tierney, anthropologist, talks with Todd... The Todd Mundt Show
    Los salesianos estamos abiertos a que investiguen nuestro trabajo El Nacional (Spanish)
    Darkness in El Dorado The Nation
  1. Letter to the Editor and Reply New York Times Book Review
    The Editors Recommend The San Francisco Chronicle
    Jungle Fever The Washington Post (by Marshall Sahlins)
  1. Scientists and Missionaries Fall Out Over Epidemic that Decimated Amazon Tribe The Independent (London)
    Darkness in El Dorado CBC (Canadian Television) [Listen to MP3 (9 MB)] Controverse over Yanomami Neemt in Hevigneid Toe NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch)
    When Did the Measles Epidemic Begin among the Yanomami? Anthropology News
  1. Is Anthropology Evil? Slate.com
  1. Anthropologists at war over culture The San Diego Union-Tribune
    Anthropologists at the cultural divide The Washington Times
  1. The Savaging of a Scientist Daily News (New York)
  1. Anthropologists Debate a Controversial Book and Their Own Research Ethics The Chronicle of Higher Education

November, 2000

  1. Schokkende Onthulling: Inenting Tegen Mazelen Werd Indianen Fataal De Telegraaf
    Did science kill a tribe? The Times (London)
    Science decimated Amazon tribe The Ottawa Citizen
    Book Review: Corrupted Hopkins and Company
  1. Herz der anthropologischen Finsternis Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
    Author says celebrated anthropologist harmed Amazon tribe Chicago Sun-Times
  1. Into the Heart of Darkness Newsweek
    Amazon Yerlilerini Yokeden Çagdas Bilim Adamlari Hurriyetim.com
    ´Darkness in El Dorado´ Debated; Backlash after NBA nominee blasts anthropologists for devastating native people Publishers Weekly
    The Science of Self-Preservation Forbes Magazine
  1. Por denuncias de Tierney prohibieron investigaciones en zonas indígenas El Nacional (Spanish)
  1. La prohibición de investigar rige para todas las zonas indígenas El Nacional (Spanish)
  1. ´Darkness´ claims continue to stir debate USA Today
    Neel and Euphenics Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  1. Anthropology's Ugliest Debate: Controversies rage over a scandalous new book on the Yanomamö Indians Scientific American
    A Fight for Truth: Obscure Battle Shows Dangers of PC The Winchester Star
  1. The Fierce People: The wages of anthropological incorrectness National Review
    Anthropology´s Darkest Hour Scientific American
    Ethics Debate in the Field of Anthropology Crux Journal
    Fierce Anthropologists: Tierney at the AAAs Part One Part Two Part Three About.com
  1. Asociación Antropológica solicitará informe a Comisión de Energía Atómica de EE UU por caso de yanomami El Nacional (Spanish)
  1. Book Leads Anthropologists to Look Inward New York Times
    Book Claims Famed Geneticist Started Deadly Epidemic Among Indian Tribe Salt Lake Tribune
    Book causes anthropologists to see red The Times of India Online
  1. Anthropologists in Uproar Over Yanomami Charges Yahoo News
    Book Creates Stir at Convention New York Times
    Controversial book creates stir at anthropologists´ convention CNN
    Controversial novel prompts anthropologists to look at profession The Associated Press State & Local Wire
    Los indios Yanomami: destruidos por la enfermedad, las sectas y la corrupción El Nacional
  1. Anthropologists to air violent Amazon dispute USA Today
    Anthropology Community Upset Over Ethics Scandal Isolated Indians were corrupted, writer says San Francisco Chronicle
    Darkness in El Dorado, by Patrick Tierney Discovery Channel Canada Online
    The Fierce People, Part II, A disgrace National Review Online
    La prohibición de investigar sólo rige para el Alto Orinoco El Nacional (Spanish)
    Helping Indians of Amazon change for the better The Record Online
  2. The Live Wire: Contrasting Missionaries With Anthropologists In "The Darkness In El Dorado", The Record of Hackensack on November 16, 2000
  1. Pittsburgh author´s charges stir up anthropologists Controversy of epidemic proportions Post-Gazette
  1. Science Panel Disputes Report on Bad Vaccine New York Times
  1. Science academy criticizes ´Darkness in El Dorado´ claims USA Today
    Analysis: National Academy of Sciences debunks book United Press International
    What did this man do to the Yanomami In These Times.com
    Colleagues continue to defend U. Michigan researcher Michigan Daily University Wire
  1. Hearts of Darkness New York Times
    Un antropólogo feroz El Nacional (Spanish)
    Dudosa reputación El Nacional (Spanish)
    The Left Hand of Darkness Los Angeles Times
  2. Periodista denuncia experimento que termino con la vida de indigenas yanomami Agence France Presse (Spanish)
  1. When two tribes go to war New Scientist
    Chewbacca Meets Jerry Lewis Slate.com
  1. Scientists Dispute Book´s Facts New York Times
    Scientists Dispute Book´s Facts Washington Post
  1. National Academy of Sciences disputes book alleging misconduct The Mercury News
    A firestorm in anthropology The Christian Science Monitor
    Anthropology world in uproar over book´s allegations against prof Cornell Daily Sun University Wire
  1. Tribal Warfare Breaks out is Anthropologists´ Ranks Denver Rocky Mountain News
  1. Johnson: NBA, round two: dumb and dumber Athens Newspapers Inc.
  1. An anthropological scandal unfolding? Scripps Howard News Service
    US scientists treat Venezuelan Indians as guinea pigs Dawn
  1. Rights-Venezuela: Book Says Yanomami Indians Used as Guinea Pigs Inter Press Service
    James Neel, Darkness in El Dorado, and Eugenics: The Missing Context The Society for Latin American Anthropology (Diane Paul)
    Yanomami: Recent Human Rights Abuses The Society for Latin American Anthropology (Janet Chernela)

October, 2000

  1. Katz Response in New Yorker ANTHRO-L
    Napoleon Chagnon's Waterloo: Anthropology on Trial The Dartmouth Review
  1. The Work That Has Rocked Anthropology The Times Higher Education Supplement
    The New Yorker Replies, Sidebar One, Sidebar Two, Sidebar Three Slate.msn.com
  1. Jungle Fever: Did two U.S. scientists start a genocidal epidemic in the Amazon, or was The New Yorker duped?, Sidebar One, Sidebar Two, Sidebar Three, Sidebar Four Slate.msn.com
    Eliminate slant in journalistic reporting as in anthropological studies The Observer
  1. Analysis: Darkness in anthropology United Press International
  1. Did scientists kill to test race theory? Nassau Weekly
  1. The untruths that spread like measles Acid Test The Daily Telegraph (London)
    ´Father of Human Genetics´ falsely accused by author, say colleagues CNN
    Did Amazonian Indians Die From Measles Vaccine? The Online Magazine of the Pacific News Service
  1. Genocide Claims Against Geneticist Are Disputed Los Angeles Times
    Brasile: esperimenti illeciti su indios di antropologo Usa Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG - Servizio di base in Italiano (Italian)
    Who Should Investigate? Mercola.com
  1. AP Photos NY336-338 AP Worldstream
  1. Sontag, Oates among finalists for U.S. National Book Award The Ottawa Citizen
    The debate over Amazon Darkness MSNBC News
  1. BOOK NOTES: Historical ´Blonde,´ ´In America´ among national finalists in fiction The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
    Book-Award Bound? The Boston Globe
    Local Poet Among Nominees For National Book Award The San Francisco Chronicle
    Oates and Sontag Novels Among Award Nominees The Washington Post
    Medizinische Experimente an Yanomami-Indios? Neue Zuercher Zeitung (German)
    Big names among finalists for book awards Calgary Herald
    Gobierno y cientmficos estadounidenses deben responder por experimentos con yanomami El Nacional
  1. Cambian normas para investigar en zonas indígenas Taal Caul
    National Book Awards finalists are nominated MSNBC
    Allegations that two major cultural anthropologists... Text / RealAudio National Public Radio (NPR)
  1. The Fierce Anthropologist: Did a scientist harm the tribe he studied? The New Yorker (PDF document)
  1. Scientists ´nearly destroyed´ Amazon tribe backed by Sting Sunday Times (London)
    What Happens When Genocide Poses as Science Los Angeles Times
    A new book alleges that U.S. scientists caused a measles outbreak among the Yanomami tribe The Statesman (India)
    Ideas & Trends; Anthropology Enters the Age of Cannibalism New York Times
  1. Rastrean maltrato a yanomamis el universal.com
    Scientist killed Amazon Indians to test race theory, screamed the headlines in last Saturday´s Guardian. THES
  1. Who Should Investigate? ABC News
    Moerderische Experimente Facts (German)
  1. Letter to the Editor of The Guardian Weekly, October 4, 2000 John L. Hamerton and M. Susan Lindee
    Professor denies team triggered measles epidemic The Guardian (London)
    US scientist brought death to the Amazon Manchester Guardian Weekly
  1. Controversy related to the death of Ianomami Indians is widely debated Estado de S. Paulo
  1. ´Darkness´ shadows the pursuit of anthropology Scientists in Amazon accused of genocide, sexual exploitation USA Today
    What Have We Done to them? Time Magazine
    New Yorker Fails in Effort to Get Response From Researcher Upbraided in Its Pages Inside Media
    Report: Measles Vaccine Possibly Killed Amazon Tribe Fox
    La sociobiologie a la recherche des causes genetiques des comportements sociaux Le Monde (France)
    En Amerique, un peuple plus celebre que les Esquimaux Le Monde (France)
    Trois Questions O... Le Monde (France)
    Des accusations grotesques Le Monde (France)
    Les Indiens Yanomamis ont-ils ete victimes d´experiences eugeniques? Le Monde (France)
    Maerchen vom Totschlaeger Der Spiegel (German)
    An ethics firestorm in the Amazon U.S. News & World Report
    New book, article accuses scientists of disrupting Yanomami tribes CNN
    ´Darkness´ shadows pursuit of anthropology USA Today
  1. Menschenversuche im Urwald SonntagsZeitung (German)
    Yanomami fueron usados como cobayas humanos por científicos de EE UU El Nacional (Spanish)

  2. Uproar in anthropology (Part III) United Press International

September, 2000

  1. University of Michigan Refutes Claim Expert Harmed Tribe Michigan Live
    Macho anthropology: Did scientists start a deadly epidemic to prove that humanity is innately violent -- or are they victims of politics? The Vancouver Sun
    Cientmficos probaron vacuna en yanomamis el universal.com
    Yanomami fueron usados como cobayas humanos por científicos de EE UUs EL NACIONAL
  1. UN LIBRO ACUSA A UN CIENTIFICO DE EE UU DE PROPAGAR... El Pais (Madrid)
    Grausige Menschenversuche der US-Atombehörde in Venezuela Greenpeace
    Book Accuses U.S. Scientists of Starting Epidemic Among Indians E-mail debate raging among anthropologists San Francisco Chronicle
    Author Says U.S. Scientists Killed Amazon Indians Yahoo Daily News
    Misconduct Alleged in Yanomamo Studies Science Magazine
    Indígenas del Amazonas fueron conejillos de Indias endi.zonai.com
    Book tells of deadly experiments on Yanomamis Orange County Register
    Scientists deliberately infected tribe with measles The Seattle Times
    Scientists sparked deadly Amazon measles epidemic Edmonton Journal (Alberta)
    Allegations of Misconduct Roil Anthropologists The Chronicle of Higher Education
  1. How Anthropology Should Respond to an Ethical Crisis Chronicle of Higher Education
    Macho anthropology Salon.com
    Book Seeks to Indict Anthropologists Who Studied Brazil Indians New York Times
    Anthropology Confronts Misconduct Allegations The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Was deadly measles outbreak intentional? USA Today
    Uproar in anthropology (Parts I & II) United Press International
    New book alleges deadly experiments on South American tribe The Associated Press
    US scientists conducted Nazi experiments on Venezuelan native Amazonian indians? VHeadline.com
  1. Mengele aan de Amazone VNU Dagbladengroep B.V. Eindhovens Dagblad (Dutch)
    Us Scientists Accused Of Conducting Nazi Experiments On Amazonian Indians - Hundreds Killed Friends of Liberty International
    Anthropologists Infected Yanomami, New Book Alleges California Academy of Sciences
    Indianen uitgeroeid voor ´wetenschap´ VNU Dagbladengroep B.V. Eindhovens Dagblad (Dutch)
    Cientistas negam escândalo dos ianomâmis Rubens Valente Globo
    À Editora de Ciencias No Rio Carta Enviada Hoje
    Chagnon es racista, dice Survival TAL CUAL
    Thomas Headland´s letter to USA Today reporter
  1. Amazon Indians Infected to Test Genetics Theory, Book Alleges Sydney Morning Herald
    O geneticista americano James Neel... Mim de Sao Paulo
    Antropólogos trocam e-mail sobre livro "Darkness in El Dorado" ig.com.br
    Conheça a declaração oficial da Associação Americana de Antropologia ig.com.br
    Antropólogos trocam e-mail sobre livro "Darkness in El Dorado" Último Segundo
    Muchos intereses en tierra yanomami TAL CUAL
  1. Masacre "científica" en el Amazonas TAL CUAL
    Tödliche Genforschung an Menschen Telepolis
    Scientists Infected Amazon Indians Discovery
    Amazon Geneticist Killed Hundreds Cosmiverse.com
    Livro poe antropologos em pe´ de guerra - Brazilian News (email)
  1. ´Darkness in El Dorado´: Shame in the Amazon The Baltimore Sun
    US scientists ´gambled with human lives´ The Straits Times (Singapore)
  1. Scientist ´killed Amazon indians to test race theory´ The Guardian (London)
    Livro nos EUA acusa geneticista de matar índios ianomâmi ig.com.br
    Amazon Geneticist ´Killed Hundreds´ BBC News
    Leia trechos do livro "Darkness in El Dorado" da Folha de S.Paulo Folha de S.Paulo
    Livro acusa cientistas de usar índios como cobaias Folha de S.Paulo
    Geneticist may have "killed" hundreds of Amazon Indians Digital Freedom Network
  1. Scholars Fear That Alleged Misdeeds by Amazon Anthropologists Will Taint Entire Discipline The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Antropologia selvagem ?

Some notes about this page:

  1. The articles above are listed by date of publication (most recent first).
  2. When I first began collecting news on the ´scandal´, I merely created links to the source document. As it turns out, most of the news pieces are removed after a certain period, so you will find all of the documents are now mirrored within my site. There are links to the original documents on each of the pages.
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