Negma Coy writes a poetic story to "relearn" the Maya culture
Negma Coy writes a poetic story to "relearn" the Maya culture
Published August 04, 2016/
EFE
Guatemala City – The wingbeats of an owl, the sacred symbol of the link to Mother Earth, provides the title for the book "XXXK'," by Kakchikel artist , a poetic story about the geography of Maya consciousness in Guatemala.
"The traditions are being lost," and this book "is one kernel of corn in getting people to see that we can write in our Mayan languages," said Coy in an interview with EFE.
Although in recent years there have been more and more artists who have begun working in their original languages, there are still "very few" who write in the Maya languages, Coy said. Therefore, names like hers and that of Kakchikel singer Sara Curruchich have become reference points: they are the voices of the indigenous resistance.
Small works of art like "XXXK'" - a book of poems that speaks about grandparents, traditions, the land and death, serve to bring the Maya culture and languages closer to young people.
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(This article originated with Spain's E.F.E. and was reprinted by Fox "News."
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Negma Coy
Sara Curruchich - Mayan language singer [/center]