Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community: Health, Happiness, and Identity - Paperback

by Kristina Baines (Author)

Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community: Health, Happiness, and Identity provides an ethnographic account of life in a rural farming village in southern Belize, focusing on the connections between traditional ecological practices and the health and wellness of the Maya community living there. It discusses how complex histories, ecologies, and development practices are negotiated by individuals of all ages, and the community at large, detailing how they interact with their changing environments. The study has wide applicability for indigenous communities fighting for rights to manage their lands across the globe, as well as for considering how health is connected to heritage practices in communities worldwide.

Author Biography

Kristina Baines is assistant professor at Guttman Community College, CUNY and an applied social anthropologist.