(HRAP/mex) Gk Training for Mexico Week 1 day 4√
Wow, I learned a lot today. We had a guest speaker whose name was John Burstein. He spoke to us about Human Rights and of the rights of the indigenous people. It was very interesting. I mean even though I'm Mexican I learned so much I felt so dumb when he explained about my culture. I mean I knew like 75% of what he spoke about. The other stuff he talked about was like wow...., new. For example, I didn't know what 1810-1910 was. And I'm like wow (I know, I need a new word for wow!!!!)
That conversation was fascinating to me, I actually have this in mind to do:
Go home or over the weekend or whenever to do a little research on Mexico. Modern Mexico and ancient Mexico. Maybe even present it, or put it in a book form. I might even give it to my new English teacher or global teacher next year. Maybe even Global Kids. That sounds very nice, I might start this Saturday!!! Awesome!
Anyways, John Burstein mostly talked about indigenous people and what they believed.
And while I was writing this blog, I was listening to this Spanish rock song on youtube. The song was called " Entre dos tierras" by a Spanish (from Spain) rock band called Los Heroes del Silencio. This song talks about how someone feels tight beteween 2 worlds. Thats what the song translated directly into English means " Between two worlds (or lands)" While I was listening to it, I remembered what John said about mixed indigenous people; like a person being half indigenous and other ( like Mexican or Spanish). Like how would their rights apply to them. Now John asked "Would human rights for Indigenous people go directly to them?" And that kept me thinking. The answer was yes, but listening to this song made me think even more. Did it? If you listen to this song/video, know a bit of Spanish, and try to put it in an indigenous perspective, do you understand it?
Also how do they feel about their culture? More indigenous or Other?
So check the video out:
