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What we know about the first nations of Mesoamerica by studying their human remains"/"Lo que sabemos de los pueblos originarios de Mesoamérica a través del estudio de sus restos humanos

Event Date:
Friday, March 11, 2022, 2:00 pm
Price:
Free--registration required

Please join us for the second webinar in the "Resistance, Change and Survival: Mi'kmaq'ik to the Mayan Nation" series, presented by Dra. Vera Tiesler. The webinar is titled "What we know about the first nations of Mesoamerica by studying their human remains"/"Lo que sabemos de los pueblos originarios de Mesoamérica a través del estudio de sus restos humanos".

The physical anthropology of the native peoples of Mesoamerica has been revealing deep and interesting data that allow us to delve into the ancestral past. This webinar will bring us closer to much new knowledge obtained through bone analysis of men and women who lived in pre-Columbian cultures. // La antropología  fìsica de los pueblos originarios de Mesoamérica ha ido revelando profundos e interesantes datos que nos permiten adentrarnos en el pasado ancestral. Esta conferencia nos acercará a muchos nuevos conocimientos obtenidos a traves del análisis oseo, de hombres y mujeres que vivieron en las culturas precolombinas. 

Please register for the webinar at https://tinyurl.com/y5p4dr7t

The "Resistance, Change and Survival: Mi'kmaq'ik to the Mayan Nation" webinar series is coordinated by Dr. John Doran, University of Prince Edward Island, and Dr. Víctor Hugo Medina Suarez, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatán.

Additional webinars coming up in the series include:

  • April 8, 2022, at 2 pm AST: “Intercultural Education of the Mexican State: An autopsy”/“Educación Intercultural del Estado Mexicano: una autopsia” - Dr. Juan Carlos Mijangos (UADY) 
  • May 13, 2022, at 2 pm AST: "Mayan feminism in the literary works of Ana Patricia Martínez Huchim"/“El feminismo maya en las obras literarias de Ana Patricia Martínez Huchim” - Dra. Cristina Leirana (UADY)
  • June 10, 2022, at 2 pm AST: “The Mayan language in history: from instrument of colonization to means of modernization” “La lengua maya en la historia: de instrumento de colonización a medio de modernización” - Dr. Lorgio Cobá Noh (UADY)

We would like to thank our sponsors, The Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE) and the UPEI Faculty of Education, for their help in making this event possible.