Tuesday, April 17, 2012

JAKELTEKO INDIANS

THE JAKALTEKO ARE A WESTERN MAYA INDIAN GROUP. THEIR POPULATION WAS $16,000 TO $30,000. MOST OF LIVE IN HUAHUETENANGO. MUCH LAND HAS BEEN TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT AND THEY ARE MIGRANT LABORERS.. IN 1980 MANY CAME TO THE U.S. TO ESCAPE GOVERNMENT PERSECUTION.

THEY HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE PRE COLUMBIAN TIMES. THEY LIVE ABOVE 1437M ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
THE TOWN OF JAKELTECO IS A GOVERNMENTAL, AND RELIGIOUS AND MARKET CENTER OF THE REGION. IT IS CALLED A PLACE OF OF BIG WHITE ROCK SLABS. IT WAS PHYSICALLY A REMOTE CENTER FROM SPANISH CENTERS. IT IS A TWO DAY WALK FROM THE CAPITAL. SINCE 1974 AN UNPAVED ROAD WAS BUILT. IT IS A 5 HOUR BUS RIDE FROM THE CAPITAL. BY 1979 THEY GOT ELECTRICITY. THEIR ISOLATION HAVE RESULTED IN THEIR CONTINUED USE OF MY CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIAL LOSS ELSEWHERE. THE JAKALTEKO STILL USE THE BLOW GUN FOR HUNTING BIRDS AND SMALL ANIMALS. THEY HAVE A BELIEF SYSTEM WHICH INVOLVES NEGUELS AND TONALS.

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