Guatemala: Ancient to Modern Maya
Websites
Ancient Maya Resources
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/maya/eg_maya_intro.html
Extensive list of Maya resources.
Civilization of the Ancient Maya
Amsterdam Project
http://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/maya/eg_maya_intro.html
Lost King of the Maya: PBS Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/
The companion Web site to "Lost King of the Maya," a PBS broadcast. The site follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and studying Maya hieroglyphs to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras. The website includes activities on reading Maya hieroglyphs and a map of the Maya world. (NB. Certain sections require Shockwave plug-in and Quicktime.
LASER Program—Michigan State University: Guatemala
http://www.laser.msu.edu/countries.php?region=Central%20America&country='Guatemala'
Provides lesson plans, background information, multimedia and other resources.
Women, Peace and Security Resource: Guatemala
http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Guatemala/guatemalaindex.html
Reports, Documents, Articles, Books
Lesson Plans
Human Rights in Latin America: The Death Squads
Retanet: Resources of Teaching About the Americas
Grades: 9-12
Subject Area: Social Studies, Spanish
http://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/2113111
Indigenous Women in Latin America
Retanet: Resources of Teaching About the Americas
http://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=05/05/25/144209
A Pre-Columbian Mosaic of Latin America: Linguistic Diversity within the within the Maya Cultural Region
Retanet: Resources of Teaching About the Americas
Maya Cultural Region
Grade Level: 7-8
Subject Area: World Cultures
http://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1939234
Mi Casa, Mi Pueblo y los Maya
Retanet: Resources of Teaching About the Americas
Grade Level: 9-12
Subject Area: Spanish I, Spanish II
http://retanet.unm.edu/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1910011
Collapse of the Maya Civilization
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/teachers/guatlessons.html#math2
Mayan Math Calculations
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/teachers/guatlessons.html#math2
What Forces Lead People to Abuse or Degrade the Environment?
Students will compare the forces that lead to deforestation in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (Guatemala) and the Headwaters Forest (California).
http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/teachers/guatlessons.html#envt
Weavers Tell Their Stories
Women in World History Curriculum
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson8.html
Books
In Focus Guatemala: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (Paperback)
by Trish O'Kane
Videos
For a list of videos available at the Kellogg Institute, see http://kellogg.nd.edu/outreach/vinventory.shtml
Expanded Film List:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/maya/html/videolist.htm
El Norte (1984)
An indigenous brother and sister make a perilous journey to the U.S. after the murder of their family.
The Silence of Neto/El Silencio de Neto (1994)
A young middle-class boy comes of age during the 1954 CIA-backed coup.
Men with Guns/Hombres Armados (1998)
An aging doctor embarks on a journey to locate his former students. When he witnesses atrocities wreaked on rural communities, he becomes conscious of the raging civil war he has never had to acknowledge. The Latin American country—with its themes of racism, colonialism, and redemption—is not identified. But the scorched earth and intimidation strategies of the military, forced relocation camps presented as “model villages,” and the atrocities committed against a predominantly indigenous population clearly allude to Guatemala in the 1980s.
If the Mango Tree Could Speak: A Documentary About Children and War in Central America
by Pat Goudvis
An awarding winning documentary, made in 1993, portraying the lives of children who have grown up and experienced war and conflict in Central America. In the video, children from Guatemala and El Salvador are interviewed about life in their war-torn countries. An excellent study guide written in 1994 includes maps, time lines, and readings and lessons for classroom use. For ages 12 and up. Spanish version of video available. Also available for rental.
Balancing the Cosmos
Length: 22 min.
Video available for online viewing:
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/video/cosmos.html
