The Maya word bak’tun signifies a calendric sycle of 400 years of 360 days, and the ancient instriptions indicate that once the 13th bak’tun is reached, the Long Count cycle starts over. These DVDs document the symposium “13 Bak’tun: New Maya Perspectives in 2012,” held October 25 and 26, 2012 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The symposium placed the calendric reckoning of 2012 within a larger historical and cultural context, including the voices of Maya people.
Recordings of three seperate presentations are available: Part 1: New Maya Perspectives with Victor Montejo; Part 2: Indigenous Land Rights in Belize with Cristina Coc; and Part 3: Curator talk on ancient and living Maya through the photographic lens with George Stuart. Please indicate if you'd like to see all three parts or only one when requesting the film.
Length: 170 minutes
Year: 2012
Audio Language: English
Subtitles: None
Themes: History, Indigenous Peoples, Social Life and Customs
