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The Maya Area Cultural Heritage Initiative (MACHI) was initiated in 2006 as a means of addressing current threats to the conservation of ancient and modern cultural heritage in the Maya region. Our mission is to: • Communicate the value of pre-Hispanic Maya cultural heritage to local populations in the five nations of the Maya region (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador); • Collaborate with local NGOs and communities in the development of grassroots, informal educational initiatives that familiarize local people with the pre-Hispanic past and the importance of archaeological conservation; • Encourage local peoples, particularly Maya descendants, to engage in dialogue about the past as a means of enhancing stewardship over archaeological heritage; • Assist local people in making connections between the Maya past and present by presenting educational materials in Mayan language and juxtaposing modern and ancient traditions and spirituality; • Disprove misconceptions about the ancient Maya and their descendants; and to • Promote the sustainable conservation of Maya cultural heritage. Read the full Mission Statement.
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WHAT'S NEW?
IN THE MEDIA RECENT PUBLICATIONS Parks, McAnany, and Murata 2006“The Conservation of Maya Cultural Heritage: Searching for Solutions in a Troubled Region” Journal of Field Archaeology, Volume 31 (4). Ishihara, Reiko, Patricia McAnany, and Morvin Coc 2008 The (MACHI) Project in Belize: Bridging the Past and the Present through a Public Education Program in the Toledo District, Belize. In Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology, Volume 5: Papers of the 2007 Belize Archaeology Symposium, edited by John Morris, Sherilyne Jones, Jaime Awe, and Christopher Helmke, pp. 307-313. Institute of Archaeology, National Institute of Culture and History, Belize. Print Belize, Ltd.
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