Good Maya women : migration and revitalization of clothing and language in highland Guatemala /

Bennett, Joyce N., 1985-

Good Maya women : migration and revitalization of clothing and language in highland Guatemala / Joyce N. Bennett. - Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, (c)2022. - 1 online resource (1 volume)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Part I. migration -- Brenda's story: "If they can support our language, why don't I?" -- Lucia and Melinda: "our language is valuable" -- Part II. activism -- Feeling strong through language revitalization -- Traje as co-text: clothing revitalization at home -- Conclusion: strength through solidarity -- Appendix: methodologies for researching language and clothing revitalization -- Glossary.

"Analyzes the forced migration of Maya women from the highlands of Guatemala and their turn toward language and indigenous clothing revitalization upon their return home"--



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Cakchikel Indians--Ethnic identity.
Cakchikel women--Clothing.
Cakchikel women--Language.
Cakchikel textile fabrics--Social aspects.
Cakchikel language--Social aspects.
Return migration--Guatemala.


Electronic Books.

F1465 / .G663 2022