Lecture: Dr. Marisa Duarte on Indigenous Writing for Academia
Academic writing is a genre in of itself, one that can challenge prevailing modes of sharing knowledge in Native and Indigenous families and communities. Often Native and Indigenous thinkers in academia struggle with writing for reasons that pertain to our experiences of colonization and social marginalization. Understanding writing as an experience of thinking-on-paper and of […]
The Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico Now Gives Online Access to Some Digitized Collections
Researchers of Mexico will rejoice since the Archivo General de la Nación has officially released much of their “Indios,” “Inquisición,” and “Tierras” collection digitally. You will obviously gain access to a larger collection if you go in person, this new release will surely help many researchers. You can access digitized materials and learn more here. […]
A Can of Terms Keynote Address: Northeastern Illinois University
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Subjective Pronouns in Nawat ipal Kuskatan (Nawat from El Salvador)
English Nawat I Naja Ni-X You Taja Ti-X He/Him/Her Yaja (-)X Us Tejemet Ti-X-(pl) You All Anmejemet An-X-(pl) They Yejemet (-)X-(pl) You can plug in any intransitive verb or noun for X, and you can construct a sentence. For instance, Siwat, which means woman. Naja nisiwat, is I am a woman. Tejemet tisiwamet, is we […]
How to Write an E-mail to Your University Professor or TA
Writing an e-mail is an important skill that is necessary for your success in college, and also afterwards once you have joined the workforce. A well written and professional e-mail is important for several reasons. First, it will help your instructor know exactly who you are, what class you are in, and how to best […]