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Guatemala

In: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America

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  • Joseph Shapiro

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The heritage of Guatemala’s indigenous peoples embraces tradition, religion, family and community as endowments of well-being (UNDP, 2001; Feiring, 2003; and World Bank, 2003d). Land is also central to indigenous well-being and identity — it not only provides income from corn but also has religious significance (Wearne, 1994; Rojas Lima, 1995; UNICEF, 2003). For example according to the Popol Vuh, the sacred text of Guatemala’s largest Mayan group, the first humans were made of corn. If well-being refers to strength of tradition and community, Guatemala’s indigenous peoples are quite wealthy.

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  • Joseph Shapiro, 2006. "Guatemala," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Gillette Hall & Harry Anthony Patrinos (ed.), Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Human Development in Latin America, chapter 5, pages 106-149, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37722-6_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230377226_5
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