Announcing the Arthur C. Parker Scholarship
            for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians

The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) has established a new
scholarship program for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians.
The Arthur C. 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.  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.
Native Americans and Native Hawaiians from the U.S. 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 first scholarship award must be sent
postmarked no later than January 15, 1998.  For more information
about the application or nomination procedures or to obtain an
Application/Nomination Form, please contact Rick Peterson,
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]