<p>The Rosamund B. and Edward H. Spicer of photographs of Yoeme (Yaqui) documents lifeways, culture, ceremonies, and families from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s in the villages of Old Pascua, Arizona and Potom, Sonora, Mexico.<br /></p><p>#LatinoHAC<br /></p>

<p><br>El Museo del Estado de Arizona, Universidad de Arizona, está ubicado en un terreno habitado por pueblos indígenas durante 13.000 años. Hoy, el área de Tucson es el hogar de Tohono O'odham y Pascua Yaqui. Este laboratorio de aprendizaje presenta colecciones y recursos educativos del Museo del Estado de Arizona relacionados con la historia y la cultura de Tohono O’odham. Esta colección se hizo con la esperanza de dar informacion general del Tohono O'odham y su relación con el agua a lo largo de la historia.<br><br>Este laboratorio de aprendizaje fue creado por un estudiante en la pasantía de aprendizaje digital y participación de afiliados del Smithsonian en el verano de 2021, en asociación con Emerson Collective y el Museo del Estado de Arizona, un afiliado del Smithsonian. #SAintern #RaceAndSocialJustice #arizonastatemuseum #TohonoOodham #NativeAmerican #Indígena #AmericanIndian #waterrights #tucson #s southernarizona #arizonahistory #conservation<strong><em><br><br>S-ma: c 'ac mac' an Tohono O'odham ha-jeweḍga da: m oyopo: reconocemos nuestra presencia en las tierras ancestrales de Tohono O'odham "</em>- Reconocimiento de tierras por la Asociación de Estudiantes Tohono O'odham en la UA</strong></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>