03314nam 2200673Ia 450 991045471480332120200520144314.00-8173-1327-3(CKB)1000000000774920(EBL)454525(OCoLC)424524840(SSID)ssj0000216775(PQKBManifestationID)11202739(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216775(PQKBWorkID)10197427(PQKB)10828131(MiAaPQ)EBC454525(MdBmJHUP)muse8664(Au-PeEL)EBL454525(CaPaEBR)ebr10309024(EXLCZ)99100000000077492020010504d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOur elders teach us[electronic resource] Maya-Kaqchikel historical perspectives : xkib'ij kan qate' qatata' /David Carey, JrTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20011 online resource (404 p.)Contemporary American Indian studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1119-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-372)and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Methodology; Introduction Ütz ipetik; 1 Town Origins Ri laq'ab'enïk; 2 Land, Labor, and Integration Ri rach'ulew rik'in ri samaj; 3 Epidemics Nima yab'il; 4 Natural Disasters Nima'q taq k'ayewal; 5 Education, Exclusion, and Assertiveness Ri tijob'äl rik'in ri qetamab'al, man junam ta'; 6 Kaqchikel in the Military Qawinäq pa ri ajlab'al; 7 Ubico's Legacy Achike rub'anikil ri champomal richin ri tata'aj; 8 Leaders K'amol taq b'eya'; 9 Ethnic Relations Qak'aslem kikin ri ch'aqa chïk winaqi'; Glossary; Timeline of Guatemalan Presidents from 1831; Notes; SourcesIn this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to speak for themselves. Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey uses both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 130 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years, including intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a year-long residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414Contemporary American Indian studies.Cakchikel IndiansEthnic identityCakchikel IndiansHistoriographyCakchikel philosophyOral traditionGuatemalaGuatemalaEthnic relationsGuatemalaHistoryGuatemalaPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Cakchikel IndiansEthnic identity.Cakchikel IndiansHistoriography.Cakchikel philosophy.Oral tradition972.81972.81/00497415Carey David1967-902649MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454714803321Our elders teach us2448651UNINA