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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Maya people"”.
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Negative Social Perceptions and their Impacts on the Maya People
<p>However, the existing literature on the Maya Train does not encompass geographically the entirety of the Yucatan Peninsula. Furthermore, the majority of literature on colorism that is available in English is focused on the impact of colorism on mental health and poverty levels, mostly for …
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BURIED CONTRIBUTIONS: UNCOVERING THE ROLE OF THE LIVING MAYA IN EARLY MAYANIST ARCHAEOLOGY
Living Maya people have long been rendered by Western researchers, or Mayanists, in racialized, demeaning, and condescending ways that contrast with the reverence these academics hold for the materiality of the ancient Maya past. My dissertation turns a decolonial lens onto the origins of this …
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"We Run a Different School Within a School": Educator Perceptions of Guatemala-Maya Students in a North Georgia Public School System
… the social and political persecution of the Maya population throughout Central America has led to an influx of Maya women and children migrating to the United States. The increased population of immigrant children presents new challenges for the United States, especially in public education. …
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A 10-year post-analysis of the Maya Health Toolkit for Medical Providers
… n.d.). One of the oldest known is the Maya people. The Maya have been through various cultural struggles, from the Spanish conquistadors of the past to current anti-indigenous discrimination, violence, and rhetoric. The historical conflict and prejudice have contributed to why many Maya …
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Unearthing Collaboration: Community and Multivocal Archaeology in Highland Guatemala
… community comprised primarily of K'iche' Maya people that had once welcomed the archaeology project now forbade all archaeologists to enter the town for fear archaeologists with government support would steal their lands. When their livelihood, land and coffee, became threatened due to the …