The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is pleased to
announce the 1999 Arthur C. Parker Scholarship for Native
Americans and Native Hawaiians.  The scholarship is named in
honor of the first president of the SAA, who served from
1935-1936.  Arthur C. Parker was of Seneca ancestry through
his father's family, and he spent his youth on the
Cattaraugus Reservation in New York.  The Parker Scholarship
will provide up to $1500 to support training in
archaeological methods, including fieldwork, analytical
techniques, and curation, for current students or Tribal
or Native Hawaiian cultural preservation program personnel.
Native Americans and Native Hawaiians who are current
students--high school seniors, college undergraduates,
and graduate students--or who work in Tribal or Native
Hawaiian cultural preservation programs are eligible for
this scholarship.  Individuals may apply for the
scholarship themselves, or they may be nominated by a
current professor, high school teacher, or cultural
preservation program supervisor.  Application or nomination
materials for the Parker Scholarship must be
postmarked no later than February 13, 1999.  To learn
more about the application or nomination procedures
or for updated information about the eligibility of Native
Americans from outside the U.S., please contact the
Society for American Archaeology, 900 Second
Street NE #12, Washington, DC 20002-3557, telephone
(202) 789-8200, fax (202) 789-0284, e-mail [log in to unmask]

Tristine Lee Smart
SAA Native American Scholarships Committee
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