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Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! --- Begin Message ---> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Source: University Of Wisconsin-Madison >Date: 2004-06-16 >URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/06/040616062606.htm >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Ancient Maps And Corn Help Track The Migrations Of Indigenous People > >MADISON- Maps are tools to show you where you >are going, but they can also show you where you >came from. That principle drives the work of >Roberto Rodríguez and Patrisia Gonzales, who >study ancient maps, oral traditions and the >movement of domesticated crops to learn more >about the origins of native people in the >Americas. > >"How do you bring memory back to a people that >were told not to remember?" asks Rodríguez. As >longtime scholars and syndicated columnists, >Gonzales and Rodríguez explore this issue and >others related to native people in the Americas. >They recently entered the College of >Agricultural and Life Sciences as graduate >students in the life sciences communication >department, and are teaching a class this summer >that shows how the stories of Wisconsin's native >people fit into the larger history of the >continent. > >European efforts to homogenize indigenous people >in the Americas destroyed much knowledge of the >origins, migrations and history of different >peoples, explains Rodríguez. However, some >migration stories persist in oral traditions, >including a central story - told in Mexico and >depicted on the Mexican flag - of native people >moving south from a place called Aztlán. The >location of that place and the paths of movement >are unclear, says Rodríguez, because people were >moving around in all directions for thousands of >years. > >He's trying to untangle the different paths, and >trace them back to their root. > >"I'm not looking for an individual answer to the >question 'where did I come from,'" he adds. >"Patrisia and I want to know where we as a >people came from." > >Rodríguez and Gonzales have pursued this >question as authors, teachers, distinguished >community scholars at the University of >California-Los Angeles, and now as CALS graduate >students. One line of inquiry has led them to >study dozens of maps of what is now Central >America, Mexico and the United States, created >by cartographers from around the world and >dating as far back as the 1500s. > >"Europeans back then were fascinated with newly >discovered lands and people," Rodríguez >explains. Mapmakers often added notes and >comments to their drawings, including references >to the homelands of indigenous groups on some of >the maps. One notation from the1768 Alzate map >reads, "The Mexican Indians are said to have >departed from the shores of this lake to found >their empire," in reference to what is now the >Great Salt Lake in Utah. Another shows an >ancient city near the Colorado and Green rivers, >also in Utah. > >Rodríguez says that the maps represent a >previously untapped source of information. >"These maps were all in public archives," >including the Wisconsin State Historical >Society, says Rodríguez. "However, we could find >only one other researcher that had used them, >and he dealt with the topic much differently >than we have. What we are pursing is not in the >realm of legend or myth, but as historical fact >and narrative." > >Besides maps, Rodríguez and Gonzales have >researched ancient chronicles, pictographs, and >oral traditions. They are also studying the >spread of plants-including corn and herbs-to >track migration. > >"I was taught to follow corn-that is who we, as >a people, are," explains Rodríguez. "Looking at >the story of this continent, civilization has to >do with food, in this case, corn." Corn was >first domesticated in southern Mexico at least >5,000 years ago, and was moved by humans across >the continent, he says. > >"I was drawn to Madison for grad school in part >because of the name of the department, which >used to be called agricultural journalism," he >recalls. "The word 'agriculture' with the >journalism was a perfect fit with our ideas >about corn." > >Rodríguez and Gonzales have visited some of the >sites indicated on the maps and have found >intriguing possibilities, but no firm evidence >of a single migration point, though many of the >maps allude to the Salt Lake region. "What is >clear," says Rodríguez, "is that the people of >this region, from the Utes, Paiutes, Shoshones, >Hopis and Yaquis, on south to Mexico and Central >America, spoke a common language and were >related. But many other people were also related >via maize and trade." > >### > >Rodríguez and Gonzales recently organized a UCLA >symposium >(http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/chavez/Aztlanahuac/index.htm) >examining the migrations and origins of native >people, and displayed 40 of the ancient maps >they have studied. They also spoke at a >UW-Madison conference called "Who Owns America," >sponsored by the Land Tenure Center. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >This story has been adapted from a news release >issued by University Of Wisconsin-Madison. --IWP-cYIASvaaQug1sMiP1KK-E7bWAic56XXQqce Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body> <tt> ><BR> >------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> >Source: University Of Wisconsin-Madison<BR> >Date: 2004-06-16<BR> >URL: <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/06/040616062606.htm";>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/06/040616062606.htm</a><BR> >------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> ><BR> >Ancient Maps And Corn Help Track The Migrations Of Indigenous People<BR> ><BR> >MADISON- Maps are tools to show you where you <BR> >are going, but they can also show you where you <BR> >came from. That principle drives the work of <BR> >Roberto Rodríguez and Patrisia Gonzales, who <BR> >study ancient maps, oral traditions and the <BR> >movement of domesticated crops to learn more <BR> >about the origins of native people in the <BR> >Americas.<BR> ><BR> >"How do you bring memory back to a people that <BR> >were told not to remember?" asks Rodríguez. As <BR> >longtime scholars and syndicated columnists, <BR> >Gonzales and Rodríguez explore this issue and <BR> >others related to native people in the Americas. <BR> >They recently entered the College of <BR> >Agricultural and Life Sciences as graduate <BR> >students in the life sciences communication <BR> >department, and are teaching a class this summer <BR> >that shows how the stories of Wisconsin's native <BR> >people fit into the larger history of the <BR> >continent.<BR> ><BR> >European efforts to homogenize indigenous people <BR> >in the Americas destroyed much knowledge of the <BR> >origins, migrations and history of different <BR> >peoples, explains Rodríguez. However, some <BR> >migration stories persist in oral traditions, <BR> >including a central story - told in Mexico and <BR> >depicted on the Mexican flag - of native people <BR> >moving south from a place called Aztlán. The <BR> >location of that place and the paths of movement <BR> >are unclear, says Rodríguez, because people were <BR> >moving around in all directions for thousands of <BR> >years.<BR> ><BR> >He's trying to untangle the different paths, and <BR> >trace them back to their root.<BR> ><BR> >"I'm not looking for an individual answer to the <BR> >question 'where did I come from,'" he adds. <BR> >"Patrisia and I want to know where we as a <BR> >people came from."<BR> ><BR> >Rodríguez and Gonzales have pursued this <BR> >question as authors, teachers, distinguished <BR> >community scholars at the University of <BR> >California-Los Angeles, and now as CALS graduate <BR> >students. One line of inquiry has led them to <BR> >study dozens of maps of what is now Central <BR> >America, Mexico and the United States, created <BR> >by cartographers from around the world and <BR> >dating as far back as the 1500s.<BR> ><BR> >"Europeans back then were fascinated with newly <BR> >discovered lands and people," Rodríguez <BR> >explains. Mapmakers often added notes and <BR> >comments to their drawings, including references <BR> >to the homelands of indigenous groups on some of <BR> >the maps. One notation from the1768 Alzate map <BR> >reads, "The Mexican Indians are said to have <BR> >departed from the shores of this lake to found <BR> >their empire," in reference to what is now the <BR> >Great Salt Lake in Utah. Another shows an <BR> >ancient city near the Colorado and Green rivers, <BR> >also in Utah.<BR> ><BR> >Rodríguez says that the maps represent a <BR> >previously untapped source of information. <BR> >"These maps were all in public archives," <BR> >including the Wisconsin State Historical <BR> >Society, says Rodríguez. "However, we could find <BR> >only one other researcher that had used them, <BR> >and he dealt with the topic much differently <BR> >than we have. What we are pursing is not in the <BR> >realm of legend or myth, but as historical fact <BR> >and narrative."<BR> ><BR> >Besides maps, Rodríguez and Gonzales have <BR> >researched ancient chronicles, pictographs, and <BR> >oral traditions. They are also studying the <BR> >spread of plants-including corn and herbs-to <BR> >track migration.<BR> ><BR> >"I was taught to follow corn-that is who we, as <BR> >a people, are," explains Rodríguez. "Looking at <BR> >the story of this continent, civilization has to <BR> >do with food, in this case, corn." Corn was <BR> >first domesticated in southern Mexico at least <BR> >5,000 years ago, and was moved by humans across <BR> >the continent, he says.<BR> ><BR> >"I was drawn to Madison for grad school in part <BR> >because of the name of the department, which <BR> >used to be called agricultural journalism," he <BR> >recalls. "The word 'agriculture' with the <BR> >journalism was a perfect fit with our ideas <BR> >about corn."<BR> ><BR> >Rodríguez and Gonzales have visited some of the <BR> >sites indicated on the maps and have found <BR> >intriguing possibilities, but no firm evidence <BR> >of a single migration point, though many of the <BR> >maps allude to the Salt Lake region. "What is <BR> >clear," says Rodríguez, "is that the people of <BR> >this region, from the Utes, Paiutes, Shoshones, <BR> >Hopis and Yaquis, on south to Mexico and Central <BR> >America, spoke a common language and were <BR> >related. But many other people were also related <BR> >via maize and trade."<BR> ><BR> >###<BR> ><BR> >Rodríguez and Gonzales recently organized a UCLA <BR> >symposium <BR> >(<a href="http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/chavez/Aztlanahuac/index.htm)">http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/chavez/Aztlanahuac/index.htm)</a> <BR> >examining the migrations and origins of native <BR> >people, and displayed 40 of the ancient maps <BR> >they have studied. They also spoke at a <BR> >UW-Madison conference called "Who Owns America," <BR> >sponsored by the Land Tenure Center.<BR> >------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR> >This story has been adapted from a news release <BR> >issued by University Of Wisconsin-Madison.<BR> <BR> <BR> </tt> <br><br> <tt> Community email addresses:<BR> Portuguese-Jewish History: <a href="http://www.saudades.org";>http://www.saudades.org</a><BR> Celebrating Our Portuguese-Jewish Heritage<BR> <BR> Post message: saudades-sefarad@yahoogroups.com<BR> Subscribe: saudades-sefarad-subscribe@yahoogroups.com<BR> Unsubscribe: saudades-sefarad-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<BR> List owner:saudades-sefarad-owner@yahoogroups.com<BR> Shortcut URL to this page:<BR> <a href="http://www.onelist.com/community/saudades-sefarad";>http://www.onelist.com/community/saudades-sefarad</a><BR> Copyright(c) </tt> <br><br> <br> </body></html> --IWP-cYIASvaaQug1sMiP1KK-E7bWAic56XXQqce-- |
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