[Aztlan] Mexico's Unconquered Maya Hold Tight to Their Old Ways

[Dave Pentecost]

The best account of the history of the Lacandon Forest and its peoples
can be found in the work of Jan de Vos, in 3 volumes:

La Paz del Dios y del Rey: la conquista de la Selva Lacandona, 1525-1821
Oro verde: la conquista de la Selva Lacandona por los madereros
tabasqueños, 1822-1949
Una Tierra Para Sembrar Suenos: Historia Reciente de la Selva Lacandona

For a highly condensed, personal, and visual look at the region today,
including the Lacandon Maya, I modestly recommend my 18 minute report
from 2006:

Maya Frontier  http://www.gomaya.com/glyph/video/Maya%20Frontier.m4v

Download completely first for best results.

Best
Dave

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Jules Siegel <jules at cafecancun.com> wrote:
> Ryan Kashanipour wrote:
>> The National Geographic piece is emblematic of the idealized and essentialist narratives of the so-called Lacandon as resistant Mayas and unconquered Indians.
>>
>
> I'd be interested in reading more about this point of view.
>
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