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Michael French Smith Consulting brings decades of professional experience to bear on your organization’s challenges. Click on photo to read more about the expertise and experience Michael French Smith Consulting offers. (Photo by Yvonne Aitu SuniaMafileo)
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Helping puzzled chess players in Washington, D.C.: Sometimes you need some good advice early in the game. Click photo to read more about evaluation design and related services. (Photo by Lynn Norman)
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Two men of Kragur Village, Papua New Guinea, record the history of their clan: Cultural anthropologists work closely with people to document their lives and help solve problems the people themselves identify. Click on photo to read more about cultural anthropology. (Photo by Michael French Smith)
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In Kragur Village, Papua New Guinea, 2011. Click photo to read more about Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Patrick Rokerai Umari)
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A village leader in Kragur Village, Papua New Guinea, displays the copy of Hard Times on Kairiru Island he’s reading. Click photo to see more books and other publications. (Photo by Michael French Smith)
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You can get almost everything you need for life in the bush at Garamut Cash and Carry and Garamut Hardware in Wewak, Papua New Guinea: numerous resources to supplement this website are available via the Internet. Click photo to see resources. (Photo by Michael French Smith)
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As a social scientist (a cultural anthropologist) I help non-profit organizations improve people’s health and welfare, promote social justice, and pursue economic improvement. My consulting and research have taken me all over the United States and to many countries in Latin America and the Pacific Islands, including almost forty years of research on cultural change in Papua New Guinea. Working with experienced associates I provide a wide range of expertise to help your organization meet its challenges. I specialize in evaluation design, but I approach this as inseparable from project design and other aspects of project development and implementation. I also bring to evaluation and related endeavors the special perspective of cultural anthropology. Please explore this site and learn more about how I can help your organization, my work in Papua New Guinea, and my books.
Read MoreRecent Blog Posts
March 6, 2013 |
New Project in the History of Anthropology
Here’s a photo of Theodore Schwartz (left) and me (right) in Peri Village, Manus Island, Papua New...
September 7, 2012 |
Gold and the Lilies of the Field
Please have a look at my short article on gold, water, and the lilies of the field on Kairiru Island, Papua New...
August 24, 2012 |
Photos on Exhibit
One of the most interesting things I’ve done in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is observe both the public and the...