Cyndy Margarita García-Weyandt
Biographic Data
| ID | 243835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cyndy Margarita García-Weyandt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cyndy Margarita |
| FAMILY NAME | García-Weyandt |
| SIGNATURE | GARCÍA-WEYANDT C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Living Geographies
In Wixárika epistemology, Kaka+yarite/Kaka+ma (Elder ancestors) inhabit Wixárika Tsik+ri (visual representation of Wixárika land). Families connect to Elder ancestors and assure their cultural survival with pilgrimages to key locations in the Wixárika land. From El Gran Nayar to the city of Tepic, Mexico, Wixárika (Huichol) families, resist settler colonial notions of relatedness and being. In this article, I discuss how Wixárika families in urba…
Mothers of Corn
Wixáritari (pl.) from Western Mexico perform a series of ceremonies through the cultivation and harvesting of Corn. In communities outside Wixárika land, families align their ceremonies to the academic calendar and working calendar to ensure the families' participation. This article discusses the active role of Maize within ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial off…
Mothers of Corn
Wixáritari (pl.) from Western Mexico perform a series of ceremonies through the cultivation and harvesting of Corn. In communities outside Wixárika land, families align their ceremonies to the academic calendar and working calendar to ensure the families' participation. This article discusses the active role of Maize within ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial off…
Mothers of Corn
Wixáritari (pl.) from Western Mexico perform a series of ceremonies through the cultivation and harvesting of Corn. In communities outside Wixárika land, families align their ceremonies to the academic calendar and working calendar to ensure the families' participation. This article discusses the active role of Maize within ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial off…
Living Geographies
In Wixárika epistemology, Kaka+yarite/Kaka+ma (Elder ancestors) inhabit Wixárika Tsik+ri (visual representation of Wixárika land). Families connect to Elder ancestors and assure their cultural survival with pilgrimages to key locations in the Wixárika land. From El Gran Nayar to the city of Tepic, Mexico, Wixárika (Huichol) families, resist settler colonial notions of relatedness and being. In this article, I discuss how Wixárika families in urba…
Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Ceremony (1 works)