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Pablo González Casanova Henríquez
"How many people are needed for one individual to be here
today."
My cousin, Pablo González Casanova Henríquez, presents
a detailed example of a genealogical tree for any person's
ancestors. Back in 1992, I offered the same example as
an adviser to the World Council of Indigenous Peoples
in Ottawa, Canada. I chose this example in relation to
the 500 Years events around the discovery [sic] of America.
The purpose of the example back then was to illustrate
the difficulty in conceiving the concept of a 'pure race'
within a given People of a country or nation. Another
purpose was to illustrate the concept of process in the
development of a given individual. Even though our individuality
is significant, we are the product of an historical process
that involves many more individuals than we are usually
apt to recognize. I was extremely pleased to read Pablo's
example when he sent it to me today. Here it is for all
to contemplate one's own individual worth.
EL ÁRBOL DE LOS ANTEPASADOS O DE LOS PADRES-MADRES:
TE' ME' IL TOTILETIK JO' ON OY. ¿BU LATAL? KUYU' UN-ON'?
¿DE DÓNDE VENGO? ¿QUIEN SOY?
Por Pavlo Kontzal Achná (PGCH)
Ciencias y humanidades mesoamericanas de ayer y de hoy:
¿qué identidad tengo? "Un método antiguo para buscarla"
(Prepare su propio árbol consultado a las personas que
sepan en la familia, especialmente las mayores, registre
la última columna en una cartulina grande, anotando nombre,
sexo, lugar de nacimiento, ocupación, educación, lengua
que hablaba, al menos). Considerando un promedio de 20
años por generación, el árbol de los padres-madres se
estima como muestra en la tabla.
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