Brent E. Metz

About The Author

Brent E. Metz is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas.

Books by Brent E. Metz

Ch'orti'-Maya Survival in Eastern Guatemala

Indigeneity in Transition

Scholars and Guatemalans have characterized eastern Guatemala as "Ladino" or non-Indian. The Ch'orti' do not exhibit the obvious indigenous markers found among the Mayas of western Guatemala, Chiapas, and the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Few still speak Ch'orti', most no longer wear distinctive d...
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