Posts tagged Indigenous peoples

KULCHA Symposium Presenter, Myron A. Medina: Weaving Indigenous Maya Mathematics Alongside Maya Elders in Belize

My study argues that an exploration of Indigenous mathematics, ways of knowing, doing, and being through culture-based practices of Maya Elders, can enact and create a more enlivening and empowering mathematics curriculum. I use the term weaving as a metaphor to conceptualize mathematics as a fabric of interlaced concepts.

KULCHA Symposium, Organization News, Events and DiscussionsHeritage BelizeAugust 17, 2021Symposium presenter 2021, Belize KULCHA Symposium, mathematics, traditional knowledge, Maya, sensory ethnography, Indigenous peoplesComment

HENB at the World Intellectual Property Organization Webinar on How to Protect and Promote Culture

HENB Attended the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Webinar series in March 2021. The focus this time was on how Indigenous peoples and local communities can protect and promote their culture - going into intellectual property rights and methods.

Organization NewsHeritage BelizeMarch 24, 2021WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organization, Indigenous peoples, local communities, culture, Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, intellectual property rightsComment