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Metadata
Title:AM talks about the godpot renewal ceremony
Exp_RenewGP_AM
Lacandón Cultural Heritage
Contributor:SK
Suzanne
Contributor (speaker):AM
Contributor (translator):Elizabeth
Coverage:Mexico
Date:2004-03-04
Description:AM is asked to comment on the godpot renewal ceremony and why it is not performed anymore.
Lacandon Cultural Heritage is a documentation of the language and culture of the northern Lacandon(Maya), who live in the rain forest in Chiapas, the south-eastern state of Mexico. They number approximately 350 men, women and children, who have retained much of their traditional culture and religion. The project serves as a preservative measure against loss of the traditional knowledge, stories, and verbal performances that are central to Lacandon culture. It also serves as an interactive resource tool for linguists and non-linguists to access data relevant to their areas of interest, such as folklore, ethnobotany, cultural anthropology, etc.
Lacandon is the main language spoken in this session.
AMis the main contributor in this session. The collectors andSK can be heard off camera asking questions.
SK is one of CK and KP's younger children. He was born in Naha and has lived there all his life. He still lives at home, with his new wife NI. He provides the bulk of the Lacandon-Spanish translations, and is present during many sessions recorded with AM.
AM is an elder in the community of Naha. He is respected for his knowledge of traditional Lacandón culture, and his knowledge of the traditional stories and ceremonial formulae. He is one of the few Lacandones who still practice the ancient Maya rituals. He is related to CK and his family by marriage. AM provides the bulk of the traditional rituals and stories for this corpus.
The collector of this session data is also responsbile for the collection of all of the data sessions and the whole project.
For an further expalantion about the renwal of the godpots, see the following session, kEn_ki7.imdi
Format:audio/x-wav
video/x-mpeg1
video/x-mpeg2
DV
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0005-6765-2
Publisher:Suzanne Cook
University of Victoria
Subject:Discourse
Interview
gotpot renewal ceremony
Lacandon language
Lacandón
Subject (ISO639):lac
Type:audio
video

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Citation: SK; AM (speaker); Elizabeth (translator); Suzanne. 2004-03-04. Suzanne Cook.
Terms: area_Americas country_MX iso639_lac

Inferred Metadata

Country: Mexico
Area: Americas


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