Guatemala: Discovering Aj Pop B'atz': Collaborative Ethnography And The Exploration Of Q'eqchi' ...

Guatemala: Discovering Aj Pop B'atz': Collaborative Ethnography And The Exploration Of Q'eqchi' Personhood S. Ashley Kistler, 2010   This article explores historical knowledge and power in San Juan Chamelco, Guatemala. In Chamelco, the Q'eqchi' re-write history through stories of town founder Aj Pop B'atz', who protected the community from a 16th-century Spanish invasion. In 2006, I established a collaborative research group to analyze stories of Aj Pop B'atz'. Our analysis revealed that...

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