Our elders teach us
Subtitle: Maya-Kaqchikel historical perspectives : xkib'ij kan qate' qatata'
By: David Carey, Jr.
Series: Contemporary American Indian studies
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
Subjects: Cakchikel Indians -- Ethnic identity; Cakchikel Indians -- Historiography; Cakchikel philosophy; Oral tradition -- Guatemala; Guatemala -- History; Guatemala -- Ethnic relations; Guatemala -- Politics and government
Description: "Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey used both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 50 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years and included intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a yearlong residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414 interviews.

By casting a wide net for his interviews - from tiny hamlets to bustling Guatemala City - Carey gained insight into more than a single community or a single group of Maya."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-372) and index.