Category: Mesoamerica

Midwives in Chiapas

I recently came across this awesome video about “traditional” midwives in Chiapas.      

Jaguars, Eagles and Feathered Serpents: Mesoamerica Re-explored An Homage to Michael Coe

This conference will be held at California State University Los Angeles.   I will update with more details as they become available.     Friday, April 12, 2013 8:00 am           Registration 9:30 am           Opening Remarks 9:45 am           Leonardo López Luján (INAH) Urban Archaeology in Downtown Mexico City and the Proyecto Templo Mayor 10:15 am         Saburo Sugiyama (Arizona State […]

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries Across the Americas – 2/1/2013 at the University of Arizona

Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries    Across the Americas University of Arizona, Center for Latin American Studies Human Rights Initiative                                    and                                                     Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, Rogers College of Law Friday, February 1, 2013 8:30am – 6pm Arizona Historical Society 949 E. 2nd Street The objective of this one day conference is to bring to the […]

A Talk by Sebastian Quinac, a Kaqchikel Maya, at the University of Arizona

  The Department of History at the University of Arizona Presents:   From Guatemala to the US: One Man’s Story of Social Organization   A talk by Sebastian Quinac  Director of Project Ayuda Tucson, AZ Tuesday November 13, 5:30-6:30 pm Social Sciences 128   Sebastian will share his account of the 1980s Guatemalan Civil War […]

First Meeting of the International Congress on “The Indigenous Peoples of Latin America” — CFP

*First Meeting of the International Congress on** Indigenous Peoples in Latin America, 19th-21st Centuries. **Advances**, Perspectives, and Challenges* * *La Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, El Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, El Colegio de Etnólogos y Antropólogos Sociales, A.C., El Colegio de Michoacán, A.C., El Colegio de Sonora, El Colegio Mexiquense, A.C., […]

Primer Congreso Internacional – Los Pueblos Indigenas de America Latina –CFP

*Los pueblos indígenas de América Latina, siglos XIX-XXI.* *Avances, perspectivas y retos* * * La Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, el Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, el Colegio de Etnólogos y Antropólogos Sociales, A.C., El Colegio de Michoacán, A.C., El Colegio de Sonora, El Colegio Mexiquense, A.C., el H. Ayuntamiento de Oaxaca […]

Laura Matthew to present on Colonial Guatemala at the University of Arizona

The University of Arizona, History Department Presents:   Memories of Conquest: Becoming Mexicano in Colonial Guatemala   A talk by Professor Laura Matthew  Assistant Professor of Colonial Latin American History Marquette University Wednesday October 17, 3:30-4:30 pm Social Sciences 118   Indigenous allies helped the Spanish gain a foothold in the Americas. What did these Indian conquistadors […]

Facsimiles of Mexican Codices at the University of Arizona

The University of Arizona’s library has a collection of Mexican codices that researchers can consult. The list includes: Mendoza Matrícula de Tributos Borbonicus Azcatitlan Vaticanus A Xicotepec Jump to the UA’s library for more info.