1. Joy Against the Machine, Building Better Futures.
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Miss, Seferina, Kus, Roberto, Penados, Filiberto, and Gahman, Levi
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MAYAS , *RESPECT , *DIGNITY , *ECOLOGY , *JOY , *INDIGENOUS peoples , *MAYA youth ,SOCIAL life & customs - Abstract
The article explores the se' komonil concept of living in respectful togetherness and reciprocal dignity and human-environment interdependence and sahil ch'oolej concept of holistic joy, mutual flourishing and shared upliftment for the Maya of Southern Belize amid efforts to safeguard and renew Indigenous ways of knowing, living and being. Topics discussed include the land rights movement of the Maya, threats to the culture of the group, and the meaning of joy for Maya youth.
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- 2021
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