11/14/13Film: Approach of Dawn1. What is the important role of forensic anthropologists have in understanding these conflicts?a. Massacre occurred in Guatemala against the Maya (lasted 36 yrs)b. Women were singled out and raped showing the struggle of women’s dignity and rightsc. They examine the remains to determine the cause of deathsd. They reconstruct what happened at the timee. Bones tell the age2. What were consequences of civil strife of the civil war?a. Violence has left behind illnesses, wrong mindsets, and continued op-pressionb. Suicidal attempts were coped by seeing a professionalc. Little education – 70% are illiterated. ½ Mayan children die before 5 years olde. Many in poverty and oppression since the Spanish invadedf. Minimum wage – Mayans respond with repressiong. All men over 18 formed a militia against the UNRG patrolsi. System split communities and caused problemsii. They were willing to kill and torture their neighbors and kept everything on watchiii. Sickness of fear instilled in people from seeing/experiencing death in the family1. Consulted a Maya priest who cured heriv. People protest against American schools3. What were different ways in which Mayans have coped with consequences of war? What is the use of culture? And what is it’s role in attempting to cope?a. Beginning to make their voices heardb. Families seek refuge after the army had burnt and destroyed their communitiesc. To recover their culture and values were their goalsd. They inscribed achievements in stone but left their citiese. Believed earth was sacredf. Goal is to educate their people about human rightsg. More organized to defend cultureh. Sacred ceremony and practices of Mayan’s faith since Spanish invasion– nourishes and gives them strengthi. Joining communities on the outskirts of city from being driven out by the militaryi. Believe the government should provide them with land to live since the military was what drove them outii. No electricity, no running water till the truck camej. People worked together to survive and provide for familiesk. In the outskirt community, a church was built – faith keeps them alivei. CODÈ is helping to protest of getting better land to live
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