scholarly journals El nixtamal preparado con ceniza: Una receta en el rarámuri de Norogachi

Tlalocan ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 89-111
Author(s):  
Jesús Villalpando Quiñonez ◽  
Zarina Estrada Fernández ◽  
María Luisa Bustillos Gardea
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Procedural Discourse

Documented oral texts in Uto-Aztecan languages of northern Mexico are scarce in comparison with oral texts in languages from central and southern Mexico. This unavailability of oral texts indicates that documenting these languages is a high priority. This is the case for the Tarahumara/Rarámuri language. The oral text presented here is not the first text in Tarahumara or Rarámuri published in Tlalocan. However, it does represent the first instance in a series of oral texts collected recently, and more importantly, documented by using current methodologies implemented in a documentation project. This contribution to Tlalocan serves as a different written register from narratives in Rarámuri. The text ‘Échi napíwili napisó kítila newáami’ is a sample of a procedural discourse as shown when telling a recipe. This procedure tells us about a cultural practice that used to be more common among Rarámuri people: how to prepare hominy (nixtamal) by using pine ashes. Rarámuri people consider this practice as common among the ki’yawáli ‘the ancestors’ and the ochélame ‘the elders’.

Phenotypic clines across an unstudied hybrid zone in Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii)

The Auk ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon A DeRaad ◽  
James M Maley ◽  
Whitney L E Tsai ◽  
John E McCormack
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Contact Zone ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Secondary Contact ◽  
Genetic Isolation ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Phenotypic Differences ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Group A

Abstract Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) comprises 7 subspecies, ranging from the Rocky Mountains to southern Mexico. We quantified the phenotype of specimens throughout Mexico and found support for significant phenotypic differences between “Sumichrast’s group” in southern Mexico (A. w. sumichrasti and A. w. remota) and the 2 subspecies in northern Mexico, or “Woodhouse’s group” (A. w. grisea and A. w. cyanotis). Despite significant differentiation in body size and mantle color, we found no clear geographic boundary between the groups, suggesting either a geographic cline or hybridization upon secondary contact. We tested for selection against hybridization by fitting models to geographic clines for both body size and back color, and found support for a stable contact zone centered near Mexico City, with selection against intermediate back color. Based on these results, we infer that Sumichrast’s and Woodhouse’s groups diverged during a period of geographic and genetic isolation. The phenotypic introgression between Sumichrast’s and Woodhouse’s groups near Mexico City likely represents a case of recent secondary contact, with selection against hybridization maintaining a geographically stable contact zone.

Regional Aspects of Prolonged Meteorological Droughts over Mexico and Central America

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1175-1188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matías Méndez ◽  
Víctor Magaña
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Moisture Flux ◽  
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract Major prolonged droughts in Mexico during the twentieth century are mainly related to anomalous dry summers, such as those observed in the 1930s, the 1950s, or the 1990s. Droughts in northern Mexico frequently coincide with anomalously wet conditions over Mesoamerica (i.e., southern Mexico and Central America), and vice versa, displaying a dominant “seesaw” structure in persistent precipitation anomalies, mostly in relation to tropical sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies. A warmer North Atlantic Ocean, expressed as a positive phase of Atlantic multidecadal oscillation (AMO), is related to the occurrence of major droughts in North America associated with weaker-than-normal moisture flux into northern Mexico. Drought over northern Mexico may also be related to changes in transient activity in the Caribbean Sea. During the negative phase of the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), the Caribbean low-level jet (CLLJ) weakens and easterly wave (EW) activity increases, leading to more tropical convection over Mesoamerica and less moisture flux into northern Mexico. On the other hand, when EW activity is weak over the intra-Americas seas (IAS) (i.e., the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea) because of a stronger-than-normal CLLJ, precipitation increases over northern Mexico. Therefore, the interaction between easterly waves and the trade winds over the IAS appears to be crucial to explain the spatial patterns of droughts that have affected Mexico. In addition, low-frequency modulators, such as AMO or PDO, may serve to explain the spatial patterns of severe prolonged droughts in Mexico during the nineteenth century.

The Origins of the McLane–Ocampo Treaty of 1859

1958 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 223-245
Author(s):  
Edward J. Berbusse
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ideal Boundary ◽  
The West ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Shortest Route ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Isthmus Of Tehuantepec

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 acquired for the United States one-half of Mexican territory, while the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 secured a more level route for railroads destined to connect the south and the far west. Impatient investors, however, sought immediate union with the west, and the shortest route at hand was across the isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico. The Department of State advanced these interests, and only on failure turned their efforts to an overland route across Northern Mexico. This latter route would have connected Matamoros on the Rio Grande and Atlantic with Matzatlan on the Pacific. To this goal, Delphy Carlin, an American long-experienced in trade with Mexico, urged Secretary of State Lewis Cass. He was convinced that a line skirting the mountains and connecting these ports would be an ideal boundary; that “all north of that red line is a nuisance to Mexico.”

scholarly journals An Occupational Heat Stress and Hydration Assessment of Agricultural Workers in North Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 2102
Author(s):  
Rietta S. Wagoner ◽  
Nicolas I. López-Gálvez ◽  
Jill G. de Zapien ◽  
Stephanie C. Griffin ◽  
Robert A. Canales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Core Body Temperature ◽  
Heat Exposure ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Core Body

Expanding agribusiness in Northern Mexico has increased demand for workers from Southern Mexico, with hundreds of thousands migrating for work annually. Extreme temperatures, physical labor, and low fluid consumption place workers at risk for heat strain and dehydration, commonly underreported hazards in the agricultural industry. The objectives of this pilot study were to assess heat exposure and hydration status of a population of migratory agricultural workers in Northern Mexico throughout the grape harvest season. In addition to demographic information, environmental conditions, hydration status, and core body temperatures were collected. The majority listed Chiapas as their home state, nearly half spoke an Indigenous language, and none had completed high school. The wet-bulb globe temperature was significantly higher during the harvest and post-harvest seasons compared to the pre-harvest season. Across the different seasons, the majority were dehydrated post-shift, and mean core body temperature of workers was not significantly different. This project highlights the need for targeted interventions to improve hydration and prevent heat stress in this region. As the number of warm days is expected to rise each year worldwide, it will be increasingly important to engage in practices to protect vulnerable populations, such as migratory agriculture workers.

The Origins of the McLane–Ocampo Treaty of 1859

1958 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward J. Berbusse
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ideal Boundary ◽  
The West ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Shortest Route ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Isthmus Of Tehuantepec

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 acquired for the United States one-half of Mexican territory, while the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 secured a more level route for railroads destined to connect the south and the far west. Impatient investors, however, sought immediate union with the west, and the shortest route at hand was across the isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico. The Department of State advanced these interests, and only on failure turned their efforts to an overland route across Northern Mexico. This latter route would have connected Matamoros on the Rio Grande and Atlantic with Matzatlan on the Pacific. To this goal, Delphy Carlin, an American long-experienced in trade with Mexico, urged Secretary of State Lewis Cass. He was convinced that a line skirting the mountains and connecting these ports would be an ideal boundary; that “all north of that red line is a nuisance to Mexico.”

scholarly journals Revision of North American species of Clistopyga (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 146 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Bordera ◽  
Alejandra González-Moreno ◽  
Andrey I. Khalaim ◽  
Ilari E. Sääksjärvi
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
North American Species ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Sampling Program ◽  
Nearctic Region

AbstractBased on a large number of specimens deposited in many collections, and on material collected in a sampling program in Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, 19 North American species of Clistopyga Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) are reported. Five species, C. aenigmatica, C. arizonica, C. juliana, C. maya, and C. oaxacana, are described as new. Clistopyga covarrubiasi Khalaim and Hernández, 2008 is synonymysed with C. recurva (Say, 1835) and C. sauberi Brauns, 1898 is once again re-synonymysed with C. canadensis Provancher, 1880. Data on diagnosis, variation, distribution, and hosts of all species are provided. All previously known species are re-described. The present revision extends the distributional range of the Neotropical species C. calixtoi Gauld, 1991, C. fernandezi Gauld, 1991, and C. henryi Gauld, Ugalde, and Hanson, 1998 to the southern part of the Nearctic Region (northern Mexico), and the area of the Nearctic species C. manni Cushman, 1922 to the northern part of the Neotropical region (southern Mexico). An illustrated identification key to all North American Clistopyga species is provided.

A new type of phytotherapeutic approach with angiosperms from arid zones of northern Mexico in patients with malignant and benign tumors

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
CA López-Moreno ◽  
LR Quintanilla ◽  
GLB Serrano ◽  
QE Rosales ◽  
FJA Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Benign Tumors ◽  
Arid Zones ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
New Type ◽  
Malignant And Benign Tumors

Infant Head Molding: A Cultural Practice

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. FitzSimmons
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practice

Overcoming Challenges of International Migration Research: A Case Study Approach in Southern Mexico

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-143
Author(s):  
Julie Boyles
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Migration Research

An ethnographic case study approach to understanding women’s actions and reactions to husbands’ emigration—or potential emigration—offers a distinct set of challenges to a U.S.-based researcher.  International migration research in a foreign context likely offers challenges in language, culture, lifestyle, as well as potential gender norm impediments. A mixed methods approach contributed to successfully overcoming barriers through an array of research methods, strategies, and tactics, as well as practicing flexibility in data gathering methods. Even this researcher’s influence on the research was minimized and alleviated, to a degree, through ascertaining common ground with many of the women. Research with the women of San Juan Guelavía, Oaxaca, Mexico offered numerous and constant challenges, each overcome with ensuing rewards.

The value, costs, and meaning of transnational migration in rural Oaxaca, Mexico

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey H. Cohen ◽  
Bernardo Rios ◽  
Lise Byars
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Transnational Migration ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
The Social

Rural Oaxacan migrants are defined as quintessential transnational movers, people who access rich social networks as they move between rural hometowns in southern Mexico and the urban centers of southern California.  The social and cultural ties that characterize Oaxacan movers are critical to successful migrations, lead to jobs and create a sense of belonging and shared identity.  Nevertheless, migration has socio-cultural, economic and psychological costs.  To move the discussion away from a framework that emphasizes the positive transnational qualities of movement we focus on the costs of migration for Oaxacans from the state’s central valleys and Sierra regions.   

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