To honor the memory of Kenneth M. Kensinger, SALSA presents this portal to the life and work of the legendary ethnographer.
We currently offer three perspectives on Ken's life and work. From this page visitors may enter and view the Ken Kensinger Memorial Web Page, containing photographs and memories posted by his friends and colleagues. With the kind permission of Bennington College, we also offer selected issues of two series of publications that Kensinger edited, Working Papers on South American Indians and South American Indian Studies.
We hope that the materials published on this portal will highlight the outstanding contributions made by Ken Kensinger, with the support of Bennington College, in the field of lowland South American Studies. We hope further that these materials will highlight the many ways Ken inspired and encouraged other scholars to work in and write about lowland South America.
The Ken Kensinger Memorial Web Page presents photographs and memories offered by those who knew, admired, and loved Ken.
Haskaken, nukun haibu KENSINGER nuticia(kaka) nun ninkaa, nun nui haidaxinaki, el dia 16 de mayo de 2010 anudan ixinkendan.
—Tufí Torres Silva, 2010.
My greatest debt is to the Cashinahua who took me into their hearts and homes and patiently, kindly, and gently instructed me in the way “real people” ought to live.
—Ken Kensinger, 1995.