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Paredes, James Anthony was born on September 29, 1939 in New York City. Son of Antonio Paredes Piñeiro and Mildred Olene (Brown) Paredes.
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James Anthony Paredes, American anthropologist. Recipient service award Poarch Creek Indians, 1990, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow University New Mexico, 1961-1962; National Institute Mental Health predoctoral fellow University New Mexico, 1968-1969; Rockefeller Center for Study of Southern Culture and Religion fellow, Florida State University, 1978.
Education
Bachelor, Oglethorpe University, 1961. Master of Arts, University New Mexico, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1969.
Career
Research coordinator Upper Mississippi Mental Health Center, Bemidji, Minnesota, 1964-1967. Assistant professor, acting director American Indiana Studies Bemidji State College, 1967-1968. Community development specialist University Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service, Bemidji, 1967-1968.
Assistant professor department anthropology Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1969-1974, associate professor, 1974-1978, professor, 1979-1999, emeritus professor, since 1999, chairman department, 1974-1977, 84-90. Chief ethnography and Indian affairs Southeast regional office National Park Service, Atlanta, 1999—2006. Adjunct professor department anthropology University Florida, Gainesville, 1979-2004.
Consultant National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston, Texas, 1987-1988, Bureau Indian Affairs, Washington, 1985, 92, Federal Recognition Panel, Association on American Indian Affairs, New York City, 1987-1988.
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Member Science and Statistical Committee, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Tampa, Florida, 1978-1988. Fellow: Society for Applied Anthropology (associate editor 1983-1988, president 1993-1995), American Anthropological Association (executive board 2004-2007). Member: Association Senior Anthropologists (president 2008-2010), Florida Academy of Sciences (section chair 1984-1985), Southern Anthropological Society (president 1988-1989), Sigma Xi (Florida State University chapter president 1977-1978).
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Married Anna Hamilton, November 25, 1959 (divorced 1984). Children: J. Anthony Junior, Anna Teresa P. Lesinski, Sara Caroline P. Campbell. Married Elizabeth Dixon Purdum, August 10, 1985 (divorced 1994): 1 stepchild, David Joseph Plante.
Married Alleen Dimitroff Deutsch, July 24, 2003.
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Recipient service award Poarch Creek Indians, 1990, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow University New Mexico, 1961-1962. National Institute Mental Health predoctoral fellow University New Mexico, 1968-1969. Rockefeller Center for Study of Southern Culture and Religion fellow, Florida State University, 1978.Recipient service award Poarch Creek Indians, 1990, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow University New Mexico, 1961-1962. National Institute Mental Health predoctoral fellow University New Mexico, 1968-1969. Rockefeller Center for Study of Southern Culture and Religion fellow, Florida State University, 1978.