In this interim report, this porting will be described. However, the capabilities of the RT have hardly been used. The real task of using the RT to acquire digitized images and to process them will be dealt with in the second work term. In her lecture Dr. Heise explains the change to the worse in the status of indigenous women in their society. Originally divided in equally weighted gender-related fields of privileges and duties, the scale moves more and more towards a strengthening of the status of men.
Men are the only ones who travel outside and trade their locally grown and manufactured goods.
Often the men are the only ones speaking both languages, their own and Spanish, and able to write and read. Only this generation of women finally got the opportunity to receive education other than the traditional one. In the nurturing of traditional knowledge, however, they still take a major role. Alas, it is hardly appreciated and doesn't help in the women's role in society. The original lecture was published in the Wray Times, issues 29 and 30.