Guatemala

Joseph Shapiro

Chapter 5 in Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America, 2006, pp 106-149 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The heritage of Guatemala’s indigenous peoples embraces tradition, religion, family and community as endowments of well-being (UNDP, 2001; Feiring, 2003; and World Bank, 2003d). Land is also central to indigenous well-being and identity — it not only provides income from corn but also has religious significance (Wearne, 1994; Rojas Lima, 1995; UNICEF, 2003). For example according to the Popol Vuh, the sacred text of Guatemala’s largest Mayan group, the first humans were made of corn. If well-being refers to strength of tradition and community, Guatemala’s indigenous peoples are quite wealthy.

Keywords: Indigenous People; Informal Sector; Child Labour; Bilingual Education; Indigenous Woman (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230377226_5

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