LEADER 04307nam 2200409 u 450 001 9911049144203321 005 20230918133435.0 010 $a0-8130-7056-2 035 $a(CKB)28224882800041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9928224882800041 100 $a20230918d2023uuuu uy 0 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aLacando?n Maya in the twenty-first century $eindigenous knowledge and conservation in Mexico's tropical rainforest /$fJames D. Nations ; foreword by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase 210 $cUniversity Press of Florida$d2023 311 08$a9780813069784 327 $aSanctuary -- Lacandones Don't Kill Dogs -- The Ancient Ones -- A Memory of Lakes -- The Wooden People -- The Story of the Stolen Skulls -- How to Eat a Rainforest -- Farming with the Ants -- Teaching a Canoe to Swim -- Fibers, Vines, and Fire in the Night -- Flying Monkeys -- The Jwan T'ut' K'in -- The Lord of the Monkeys -- The Snake in the Lake -- Creating the World -- Paying the Gods -- A Special Place in Hell -- What Happened to the Selva Lacandona? -- Saving a Rainforest -- A Question of How We Will Live. 330 $a"This book tells the story of how LacandoI?šn Maya families have adapted to the contemporary world while applying their ancestral knowledge to create an ecologically sustainable future in Mexico's largest remaining tropical rainforest"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"From the ancient traditions of the LacandoI?šn Maya comes an Indigenous model for a sustainable futureHaving lived for centuries isolated within Mexico's largest remaining tropical rainforest, the Indigenous LacandoI?šn Maya now live at the nexus of two worlds-ancient and modern. While previous research has focused on documenting LacandoI?šn oral traditions and religious practices in order to preserve them, this book tells the story of how LacandoI?šn families have adapted to the contemporary world while applying their ancestral knowledge to create an ecologically sustainable future.Drawing on his 49 years of studying and learning from the LacandoI?šn Maya, James Nations discusses how in the midst of external pressures such as technological changes, missionary influences, and logging ventures, LacandoI?šn communities are building an economic system of agroforestry and ecotourism that produces income for their families while protecting biodiversity and cultural resources. Nations describes methods they use to plant and harvest without harming the forest, illustrating that despite drastic changes in lifestyle, respect for the environment continues to connect LacandoI?šn families across generations. By helping with these tasks and inheriting the fables and myths that reinforce this worldview, LacandoI?šn children continue to learn about the plants, animals, and spiritual deities that coexist in their land.Indigenous peoples such as the LacandoI?šn Maya control one-third of the intact forest landscapes left on Earth, and Indigenous knowledge and practices are increasingly recognized as key elements in the survival of the planet's biological diversity. The story of the LacandoI?šn Maya serves as a model for Indigenous-controlled environmental conservation, and it will inform anyone interested in supporting sustainable Indigenous futures. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aLacandon Indians$zMexico$xSocial conditions 606 $aLacandon Indians$xSocial life and customs 606 $aLacandon Indians$xHistory 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social$2bisacsh 606 $aNATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection$2bisacsh 615 0$aLacandon Indians$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aLacandon Indians$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aLacandon Indians$xHistory. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social 615 7$aNATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection 676 $a305.897/427 686 $aSOC002010$aNAT011000$2bisacsh 700 $aNations$b James D.$01886805 702 $aChase$b Diane Z. 702 $aChase$b Arlen F$g(Arlen Frank),$f1953- 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911049144203321 996 $aLacando?n Maya in the twenty-first century$94522374 997 $aUNINA