<p>Using primary sources from the Arizona State Museum, this collection highlights the role of Indigenous women of the Tohono O'odham Nation in traditional foodways as well as their involvement in contemporary effort to return to traditional foodways. It also provides general information about Tohono O'odham foodways. The Tohono O'odham reside in southern Arizona and northern Mexico. The Arizona State Museum is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O'odham and the Yaqui. This collection is a great resource for teachers, students, and/or parents.</p> <p>This Learning Lab was created by a student in the summer 2021 Smithsonian Affiliate Digital Learning and Engagement Internship, in partnership with Emerson Collective and the Arizona State Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate. #SAintern #RaceAndSocialJustice #WomensHistory #arizonastatemuseum #Indigenouswomen #TohonoOodham #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #AmericanIndian #food #foodways #Arizonahistory #Tucson #Arizona #southernArizona #foodsovereignty #NativeAmericanfoodways #AmericanIndianfoodways #Indigenousfoodways</p>

<p><em>This collection provides students the opportunity to dress artist Frida Kahlo in traditional Mexican garb that she favored, the huipil and the quechquemitl.</em></p> <p>Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan on July 6, 1907.  Thoughout her life Frida was a fierce nationalist and a vocal socialist. As a reflection of her beliefs, Frida often wore the indigenous clothing of Mexico.  This can be seen both in photographs of her and in her paintings.  Frida completed 143 paintings during her lifetime, 55 of which are self-portraits.  Many of these self-portaits are among her most famous works.  </p> <p>Most of the costumes Frida wears were hand-woven, as well as hand embroidered and stitched.  The colors and many of the symbols used in her work are clearly influenced by Mexican tradition.</p> <p>She died in 1954.</p><p>#LatinoHAC<br /></p>

<p>Loteria arrived in Mexico the last half of the 18th century.  It began as a Spanish colonial card game played for amusement by the social elite, but was eventually played by all social classes.   Unlike bingo, loteria is played using a board filled with colorful illustrations and instead of numbers being drawn, cards with corresponding images are selected from a stack.  There is yet another twist, the announcer does not simply say the name of the image, traditionally he recites a poem or phrase to hint at what the card depicts before revealing it by name.      </p> <p>Prior to the Spanish colonization of Mexico, the Aztecs of Mesoamerica played a similar game of chance called Patolli, which means beans in Nahuatl, the Aztec language. High wagers were placed on a Patolli game, sometimes resulting in the loss of home, freedom and family members.   The main objective of the game is to move a marker across 52 squares on an X shaped game board.  Beans, or patolli, with a painted white dot on one side would determine the passage of a player’s markers. </p> <p>Today, loteria is often played using beans as markers and can be utilized as an informal educational language tool.  The Traditional Instrument Loteria, created by the Arizona State Museum, is an example of how this fun game can be a way to learn Spanish and Yaqui words, as well as an excellent introduction to Yaqui and Mexican culture.  </p> <p>Description Credit:  Arizona State Museum</p><p>#LatinoHAC</p>