Rigoberta Menchu
How is education earned?
Education is earned through experience and practice only - participation in agriculture and cultural ceremonies
What was Guatemala with regard to the Mayan kingdom?
Guatemala was the centre of the Mayan kingdom
Who are the Mayans?
Mayans are an indigenous group - probably the largest in Latin America
What do Mayans may have to do?
Mayans may have to go to mass or pray the rosary, but their traditional beliefs have more power
Where was Rigoberta raised?
Quiche branch of the Mayan culture
What is the main difference between the Mayans and the Ladinos?
The Catholicism that is imposed on the Mayans and the traditional religious views of the Mayans
What is the nahual?
animal parallel that each person is born with; corresponds to birth day, corresponding personality traits
Overview of Mayan community traditions and ways of life:
family, birth ceremonies,
el nino tiene que ser de la comunidad y no solo de la madre
importance of the child and passing down history orally, parents to children - way of preserving tradition
How is it considered for Mayans to do things according to Western/Ladino ways
impossible and disrepectful