Oaxaca: Mazatec and the language of whistling
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"Our first day in the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute has been an inspiring experience. After our opening reception last night hosted by Stephanie Wood, professor at the University of Oregon, I had a chance to meet all 28 of the teachers in the program, and each of the professors that will be hosting us here in Oaxaca for the month of July..." |
Oaxaca: Monte Albán and a Oaxacan lunch
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"Our second day at the NEH Mesoamerican Institute is off to a wonderful start. I will share pictures and stories from our excursions to Monte Albán and Atzompa, but first, a quick story about my encounter at lunch today. After our long day of excursions, and due to the lack of kitchen in my apartment, I took myself out to eat at a local restaurant..." |
Oaxaca: Monte Albán and Atzompa
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"In our second day of the NEH Institute, our visit to Monte Albán and Atzompa was led by Dr. Ronald Spores (who helped excavate the site in 1958), Dr. Stephanie Wood and Dr. Robert Haskett. Monte Albán and Atzompa are both World Heritage properties, and located only a few miles outside of Oaxaca de Juarez..." |
Oaxaca: Yanhuitlan
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"Casa de Cacique was the home of the indigenous lord of Yanhuitlan, which also served as the site of the town council meetings, with nine patios. The Spanish institution of the cahildo allowed for indigenous self-rule, with meetings that occurred in the native languages and were also recorded in those languages..." |
Oaxaca: Danza de las Plumas in Teotitlán del Valle
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"Today's excursion resulted in a beautiful and historically enlightening result. In studying the continuity of Zapotec culture throughout our NEH Mesoamerican seminar, from pre-hispanic times to the present, we have learned that the Zapotec culture is alive and well throughout all of Oaxaca, and Teotitlán del Valle is a beautiful example of this continuity..." |