From the article: When Gabriel García Márquez’s archive was sold to the University of Texas two years ago, some decried the fact that the literary remains of Latin America’s foremost novelist — and a fierce critic of American imperialism — had come … Continue Reading »
New Phone Game puts Indigenous Cultures in Your Palm
A new phone game teaches children about Colombia’s 87 Indigenous cultures and 71 Indigenous languages. From the article: “We are dying – literally and culturally,” said Rosita Iguarán, a leader of a Wayuu community in La Guajira, a dusty peninsula … Continue Reading »
Radio Ambulante
Radio Ambulante is an award-winning Spanish language podcast that uses long-form audio journalism to tell neglected and under-reported Latin American and Latino stories. Find more at their website or on NPR’s website.… Continue Reading »
How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language
Have you heard of Nicaraguan Sign Language? When the Sandinista National Liberation Front came into power, they attempted to broaden literacy for all Nicaraguans, leading to the opening of a school for deaf children. However, this school taught “oralism”, meaning … Continue Reading »
Inca civilization was better at skull surgery than Civil War doctors
This interesting article from Science Magazine compares and contrasts skull surgery done by Civil War doctors, and Inca doctors who were performing their surgeries centuries earlier. Read more here.… Continue Reading »
Identities: The Pumpkin and Its Use in the Sierra Tarahumara
This short documentary discusses the use of la calabaza by indigenous people in the Sierra Tarahumara.… Continue Reading »
Science Confirms Two Myths About Inca Origins
Scientists have recently reconfirmed what indigenous Inca peoples had already known about their ancestry. Read more here.… Continue Reading »
Boriqueña Vogue Feature
Puerto Rico Se Transforma is a Vogue article focusing on Puerto Rican women who are rebuilding the island after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. This article is offered in both English and Spanish.… Continue Reading »
Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music
Image Credit: Lena Mucha for The New York Times Did you know that Baroque music is deeply ingrained in indigenous culture within Bolivia? “But while much of the work of Zipoli has vanished in his native Europe, it has managed … Continue Reading »
Have you heard of Red Tz’ikin?
A group of young indigenous Guatemalan activists and filmmakers have developed an online television organization. Their mission statement is to: Descentralizar, democratizar y descolonizar los medios de producción audiovisual. Tratamos de aportar a este gran objetivo a través de tres … Continue Reading »