Cultural knowledge and formal education among the Maya-chuj. Moving towards a true intercultural education

Authors

  • Griselda López Rivas
  • Fernando Limón Aguirre

Keywords:

Mayan-chuj people, interculturality, indigenous educational, participant research

Abstract

The historical condition of social and educational injustice suffered by indigenous peoples has not been substantively modified by the implementation of the recent reforms to the politics of intercultural education, even where these same reforms have resulted from the struggles of these same peoples to realize their rights. The research which forms the basis for this article was undertaken in communities of Maya-chuj descent and in logic of participant research and from an intercultural critical perspective. We address this central tension and enquire as to the relevancy or not of the incorporation of cultural knowledge within formal education.
The analysis emphasizes the critical and hopeful position of chuj people; in overcoming their distrust and opposition to the hegemonic system, this same position looks to establish educational strategies based on their cultural resources. In this way, the Maya-chuj anticipates a truly intercultural education which springs from a respectful treatment of their culture and a truthful account of their history.

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Author Biographies

Griselda López Rivas

Estudiante de la maestría en Ciencias en Recursos Naturales y Desarrollo Rural de El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Investigadora independiente. Trabaja con el pueblo maya chuj el tema de la educación indígena basada en conocimientos culturales.

Fernando Limón Aguirre

Doctor en Sociología. Investigador y coordinador del Departamento de Sociedad y Cultura de El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Sus líneas de investigación: abordan los conocimientos culturales de los pueblos indígenas, con especial atención en temas de educación indígena e intercultural, religión, espiritualidad, economía social y solidaria y la relación con la naturaleza. Trabaja con pueblos mayas, principalmente con el pueblo chuj de México y Guatemala.

References

Como citar este artículo: López, G. y Limón, F. (july-december, 2016). Cultural knowledge and formal education among the Maya-chuj. Moving towards a true intercultural education. Sinéctica, 47. Recovered from: https://sinectica.iteso.mx/index.php/SINECTICA/article/view/696

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Published

2016-12-02

Issue

No. 47 (2016): Construyendo la educación para el futuro: resistencia y transformación

Section

Thematic research

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