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2. The Native American Project continued to present examples of thriving Native American traditions, such as pottery, weaving, basketry, jewelry-making and clothing construction. In addition, the American Indian Theater Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma gave four dance performances.

Another in a series of performances by ethnic groups from the Soviet Union was presented in joint sponsorship with the Asia Society, New York: "Music and Dance of the Siberian Native Peoples of Sakhalin Island, Soviet Far East (USSR)."

3. Among projects promoting greater international cooperation and scholarly exchange were:

○ Collaboration between an NMNH Oceanographer and two Egyptian scholars on a Nile Delta project.

○ Continued research by NMNH Entomologists with the Biological Diversity in Latin America (BIOLAT) Project and host country (Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador) students, scholars and institutions.

○ Participation in three American Indian conferences.

4. A variety of outreach efforts included participation in collaborative projects with Howard University, and research on Plains Indians with thirteen American Indian interns. An informal arrangement with a District of Columbia high school helped in the development of student science projects.

5. The Museum hired a non-minority female Zoologist, a non-minority female Public Affairs Specialist and a non-minority female Deputy Program Administrator. In addition, the Museum promoted two non-minority women in Research/Curatorial positions and two non-minority women in Administrative positions. Efforts to increase the scope of recruitment for scientific and administrative positions included placing vacancy announcements in six publications which have a wide minority audience.

The Museum supported specialized training for several employees, including computer training for an African American Museum Specialist and exhibit specialist training for an African American female Typesetter.

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There was no change in the numerical distribution of Research/Curatorial employees, Chart 19. Of the 14 employees there was one African-American man, one Asian woman, six White men and six White women.