Mexico-North Research Network

1-coling: minority languages, major opportunities. Mnrn is a partner in a language revitalization project based at the university of warsaw in poland. Thirteen institutions from seven countries are part of this project, which is funded by the european commission for Research and innovation. The six-year project promotes staff exchanges (for established scholars, Research administrators, indigenous scholars, and graduate students) among all participating institutions, curriculum development, and innovative seminars on living languages and cultural content. Our principal thematic components deal with language revitalization in the americas and trans-atlantic historical movements and exchanges. Mnrn produced the documentary sacred skins (pieles sagrada) the documentary shows the efforts of a mixtec researcher to reintroduce knowledge of the mixtec codices to the uu savi (people of the rain) indigenous community in oaxaca mexico, so that they, as cultural and intellectual heirs, can recognize the content of these sacred manuscripts that were extricated from the uu savi as a consequence of colonialism, calling for their interpretation, reading in sa'an savi (the mixtec language), and above all acknowledging the link between these ancient books and contemporary living heritage, to promote the re-appropriation of the codices by uu savi communities, from where they should never have left. (50 participants). The two films supported by mnrn continue to have success on the film festival circuit kii nche ndutsa - el tiempo y el caracol - time and the seashell was nominated for the best experimental short film at the festival internacional de cine caro 2020. And, tiempo de lluvia / in times of rain is a selection of the 6th festival internacional de cine y las artes indgenas en wallmapu. (2,050 attendance) covid-19 response - indigenous languges campaings as a response to the covid-19 pandemic mnrn produced videos, flyers and posters in indigenous languages in nahuatl (for the communities of tenango, xonotla, zoquitla, yehuala, otlatln and cuacuilco in nahuatl of northwestern sierra of puebla in mxico), in mixtec for the communities in oaxaca, mexico, and in wauja for brazil. The materials were intended to promote health guidelines and vaccination campaign (2,500 attendance). Mnrn organized the following lectures: herlinda mrquez mora, mnrn fellow, and gregory haimovich, coling participant, speaking about their Research project "nahuatl and indigenous health: participatory-action Research in the sierra norte of puebla." Their Research focuses on the lack of public health information, practitioners, and resources available to indigenous communities in mexico. During the pandemic, their project has expanded to creating video, audio, and written sources of information in nahuatl for the communities they serve. The congreso internacional sobre co?dices y manuscritos coloniales (international conference on codices and colonial manuscripts) was held from april 5-8, 2021 with the presentations from scholars around the world, sponsored by the secretari?a de cultura de hidalgo and the centro de investigaciones histo?ricas y culturales. Current mnrn fellow omar aguilar sa?nchez spoke about "the mixtec codices and postcolonial digital humanities" on wednesday april 7 and former mnrn fellow osiris s. gonza?lez romero presented on "toponyms, anthroponyms, and pictographic writing in the aubin codex, xiuhpohualli of tenochtitlan." The videos of the conference presentations are available to watch on the centro de investigaciones histo?ricas y culturales facebook page. Alsp part of our ongoing series "researching the americas," on wednesday may 26, 2021 dr. omar aguilar sa?nchez presented on his Research about the mixtec codices. In a presentation entitled "re- apropiacio?n de los co? Dices mixtecos en el n?uu savi: de apps, logos, peli?culas, memes y ma?s" ("re- appropriation of the mixtec codices in n?uu savi: from apps, logos, movies, memes, and more"), dr. aguilar sa?nchez spoke about his work in oaxaca, mexico to bring knowledge of the codices back to their cultural and intellectual heirs. He spoke about his work in schools to teach young people to read the codices, working with communities to create town seals based on the pictographic writing of the codices, and the app "codices mixtecos" (link below) that he created with two collaborators to create a tool to support reading the codices on wednesday, june 9, 2021, the mnrn was pleased to welcome drs. Osiris sinuh gonzlez romero and ral macuil martnez who spoke about (en espaol) "methodologies of collaborative Research on the teaching and revitalization of the nahuatl language" ("metodologas de investigacin colaborativas en la enseanza y revitalizacin del idioma nhuatl") as part of our series "researching the americas". Drs. Gonzlez romero and macuil martnez are experts in the revitalization of the nahuatl language in mexico, speaking about their Research and how they are working with nahuatl-speaking communities in a variety of programs. Dr. gonzlez romero is a former mnrn fellow and is a participant in the coling project, they both received their doctorates in archaeology from the university of leiden in the netherlands and are currently collaborating with the centro de investigaciones histricas y culturales de hidalgo (center for historical and cultural Research in hidalgo, mexico). (250 participants) publications the publication of the spanish translation of the18th-century tarahumara- german dictionary of matthus steffel with the editorial universidad de sonora. The new publication can be downloaded for free via the link below. httpwwwculturausonmxlibrosnovedad... this project was coordinated by dr. william merrill, curator emeritus at the smithsonian's national museum of natural history and a founding member of mnrn. The dictionary, with accompanying introductory material, is an important contribution to the study of linguistics, anthropology, and history of the indigenous tarahumara and the colonizing project in the north of mexico in the 18th century. And, one of the translators is our executive director greta de len (20 participants) total participants: 3,020 3-museums in collaboration with the santo domingo centre of excellence for latin american Research of the british museum held the event "ancient writing, contemporary voices: decolonising the mesoamerican quincentenary" from june 21-25, 2021 with presentations from former mnrn fellows. The event was part of an ongoing project that brings together indigenous archaeologists from across mesoamerica (mexico) working in indigenous languages "to create new interpretations of pictorial manuscripts and glyphic inscriptions from the british museum's collection." This event was part of ongoing critical reflections on the fall of tenochtitlan in 1521. Filmmakers armando bautista, itandehui jansen, and nicols rojas participated in a discussion on "mixtec narratives through time: contemporary mixtec cinema." Mnrn has sponsored films in mixtec by these three filmmakers. Former mnrn fellow, coling project participant, and current project director of the mixtec codices and living heritage of the uu savi (cdices mixtecos y herencia viva del uu savi) project with mnrn, presented on "the tonindeye codex and mixtec reality" with izaira lpez snchez. Former mnrn fellow and coling project participant osiris sinuh gonzlez romero presented "renaming and retranslating an early colonial book: the xiuhpohualli codex from tenochtitlan" with raul macuil martnez. The 4-day event held virtually is available to be viewed via the british museum website. Total participants: 350 4-program on u.s.-mexican transnationalism awarded travel grants to scholars who conducted Research at mexican institutions that are members of mexico-north. ( 4 travel grants). Continued updating the transnationalism Research clearinghouse (trc), its main objective is to make available to the north american scholar communities information about the study of transnationalism, transnational issues, and academic-related events on the matter. The site is designed to serve as an elemental reference tool that would facilitate the basic Research work on the subject by researchers/professors, undergraduate and graduate students, government officials, immigration-related organizations and institutions, and the public in general. (50 participants). Organized a biweekly zoom seminar on political mobilization and migration at the udla (universidad de las americas) in cholula, puebla. (35 participants.) Co-organized the 2021 migration online-forum in san antonio, Texas in collaboration with unam san antonio. (255 participants.) Total participants: 344

5-xicanx mnrn is conjunction with the museum of anthropology, university of british columbia (moa) is organizing the exhibit xicanx: dreamers + changemakers scheduled to open in may, 2022 at moa and in january 2023 at the mexican cultural institute in san antonio, Texas. This is the first major group exhibition about chicano art to open in canada. The works in the exhibition date from 1971 to 2019 by over thirty-five artists representing a range of perspectives who continue to create, remix, adapt and expand the idea of xicanx art. Understanding xicanx art is necessary in order to comprehend the full historical importance of el movimiento and its power reshape the visual, political, and social landscape in the us and beyond its national boundaries. For this reason, a fundamental component of the exhibit will be a digital catalogue that will extend the life of the exhibit beyond its physical installation with the goal of building a more nuanced understanding of the issues of race, identity, civil rights in the u.s. and other national contexts, and human rights across the americas and in global perspective. Total participants: 75 6-at risk afghan scholar and artist fellowship support through mnrn the collapse of the afghan government in august of 2021 created one of the largest migrations of scholars and artists since the second world war. These individuals (many of them women) were encouraged in their Research and teaching during the past generation by both the domestic political situation and the influx of funding from international donors. This led to the creation of the american university of afghanistan based in kabul; as well as the development of the american institute of afghanistan studies (aias) in 2003 in kabul as part of the overall u.s. effort to improve higher education in afghanistan and to provide a venue for advanced studies between u.s. and afghan scholars. In addition, other centers of scholarship and teaching were established in afghanistan and supported by the united states and global partners. Mnrn in collaboration with other caorc's member center in islamabad, the american institute of pakistan studies (aips), has helped in arranging the visas, lodging, other logistics, and general support for some afghan scholars. Mnrn facilitated the visa process for afghan fellows and their families. Working with the appropriate ministries of their host country government to facilitate any required Research clearances for the afghan fellows during their fellowships. In addition to providing a venue for the afghan fellows' Research, mnrn introduced them to scholars and colleagues in local universities and institutions as part of the overall effort to welcome them into the local scholarly Network and ease their transition. Mrn will also facilitate all necessary logistical support. Total participants: 40

2-the betty j meggers program (bjm) continue to develop programs and projects to promote Research focused on the indigenous communities of south america past and present. The bjm grant program awarded subvention grants to scholars of any nationality to support their Research on the indigenous societies of south america, "both past and present". (4 grants). Webinars: iberian borderlands in cyberspace oxford handbook of borderlands of the iberian world, featuring live events (via zoom) each month with authors from the volume discussing their chapters. These talks serve to introduce the public to the volume, a state of the field on borderlands and frontiers across the spanish and portuguese colonial worlds, from north and south america to asia with 34 essays and 40 authors. This initiative broadens the reach of the project, providing additional information and content, to connect the published volume with related digital resources. Mnrn's "iberian borderlands in cyberspace" returned in 2021 with a focus on pacific borderlands with two events in january. On january 15, brandon bayne, associate professor in the department of religious studies at unc- chapel hill, and catherine tracy goode, mnrn director of the tools for researchers program and social media coordinator, had a conversation about their chapters in the oxford handbook of borderlands of the iberian world. Through his chapter "converting the pacific: jesuit networks between new spain and asia" dr. bayne discussed the horizontal networks of the jesuits across the pacific while dr. goode discussed the importance of the pacific economic connections from her chapter "the pacific borderlands of the spanish empire." They considered how to consider an ocean as a borderlands and how religious and economic motives intersected. On january 28, mnrn's "iberian borderlands in cyberspace" interviewed historian martha ortega soto, of the universidad autnoma metropolitana (uam) iztapalapa, about her chapter "impact on the spanish empire of the russian incursion into the north pacific, 1741-1821" in the volume the oxford handbook of borderlands of the iberian world. It was a lively discussion about the imperial conflicts between the spanish, russians, and the british along the west coast of north america. On february 12, mnrn's "iberian borderlands in cyberspace" continued with a conversation between historians pilar garca jordn and anna guiteras mombiola about their chapter "the construction of a frontier space: inter- ethnic relations in northern bolivia" from our volume the oxford handbook of borderlands of the iberian world. They joined us from barcelona, spain where dr. garca jordn is a professor of history at the university of barcelona and dr. guiteras is a post-doc at the university of pompeu fabra. They discussed the history of two main regions of the northern borderlands of bolivia in relation to indigenous citizenship and missionization in the 19th century. On march 12, we interviewed fabricio prado, associate professor of history at the college of william & mary as part of the series "iberian borderlands in cyberspace" about his chapter from the volume the oxford handbook of iberian borderlands of the iberian world. Prado's chapter "trans-imperial interaction and the rio de la plata as an atlantic borderland" deals with the establishment of the portuguese port city of colo?nia do sacramento on the north bank of the ri?o de la plata (argentina) and he discussed the conflicts, trade and contraband, and corruption of this oceanic borderlands in the atlantic. For april, our "iberian borderlands in cyberspace" zoom talk series focused on brazil with two presentations. First, on april 23 we interviewed dr. mary karasch, a leading expert on the goia?s borderlands region of brazil and professor emeritus from the university of oakland in rochester, Michigan. We discussed her chapter "riverine borderlands and multicultural contacts in central brazil, 1775-1835" (link below) that represented decades of Research on the indigenous, african and african- descended, and luso-brazilian populations of this region. She presented images of the region, dominated by mountains and cut through by significant rivers and demonstrated how the region was of importance to the europeans for gold extraction, but in the 19th century was dominated by cattle production and a multiethnic population. Also the homenagem to john monteiro, who had agreed to be a part of our volume _the oxford handbook of borderlands of the iberian world_ shortly before his untimely death in 2013. His article "indigenous histories in colonial brazil: between ethnocide and ethnogenesis" (link below) was published posthumously with the assistance of his estate. Monteiro was a trailblazer in the eld of brazilian indigenous history and is warmly remembered as a professor and scholar by many. Our homenagem was hosted by cynthia radding, chair of the mnrn board, and included remembrances from his graduate student dra. Izabel missigia de mattos and colleague dr. hal langfur, featuring dr. heather roller to translate from portuguese to english. Members of the audience contributed remembrances of their friend, mentor, and colleague to round out the event. As part of the ongoing series "iberian borderlands in cyberspace" that celebrates the volume _the oxford handbook of borderlands of the iberian world_, mnrn was proud to host our first presentation in portuguese with dra. Izabel missagia de mattos. Dra. Missagia presented on her chapter "colonization, mediation, and mestizaje in the borderlands of nineteenth- century minas gerais, brazil" with a lively discussion of the role of indigenous populations in this borderlands region. Izabel missagia de mattos is an associate professor of anthropology at the universidade federal rural do rio de janeiro and teaches graduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of history and social sciences. The presentation was hosted by dr. fabricio prado, associate professor of history at william & mary, who is also an author in the volume. (400 participants) the rocky mountain council for latin america studies held the 2021 annual conference virtually with mnrn treasurer dr. susan deeds and staff member dr. catherine tracy goode presenting papers. Dr. Deeds presented on her work on the jesuits that will be published as in an anthology about the order and race with her paper "reassessing the jesuit enterprise in colonial northwestern mexico." She also discussed her ongoing project on a witch trial in 18th century coahuila in northern mexico in her paper "flying witches and men without private parts: storytelling and the implausible" as part of a panel on innovating narrative writing in history. Dr. goode presented on new documentation from her ongoing Research project with the paper "the properties of the san juan de santa cruz family in 18th-century chihuahua" as part of a panel she organized on new approaches to the history of the colonial northern borderlands. (300 participants) as a response to the pandemic, the omohundro institute at the college of william & mary organized a virtual coffeehouse to bring together scholars to sit at "tables" (via zoom) around a variety of topics. Mnrn program director catherine tracy goode, through a competitive application process, was chosen to host a table for the oi coffeehouse for the april-june period called "putting the latin america into vast early america." The table has brought together graduate students and junior and senior scholars to work on Research projects with dedicated writing time and discussion about the eld of the early modern spanish americas. (120 participants) maintaining the linda arnold finding aids mnrn is proud to host linda arnold's finding aids to archives in mexico city (and beyond) as part of the tools for researchers program. Dr. arnold, emeritus professor of history at Virginia tech, is a leading authority on archival collections in mexico and has been working tirelessly over many decades to increase access to these collections through her finding aids. She has spearheaded efforts to catalogue collections at the archivo general de la nacin, the archivo histrico de la suprema corte, and the archivo histrico del arzobispado de mxico, amongst many others, and has generously allowed mnrn to host these as open access files. Https://mnrn.org/linda.php (650 users) maintaining the tools for researchers program. Program provides a variety of practical resources to researchers to support their fieldwork and digital access in latin america. The first component of the program is the "researcher's guide to mexico city" (https://mnrn.org/guide.php), a comprehensive resource for researchers doing archival Research in the megalopolis. (300 users) continue to expand the digital library to increase access to scholarly works about the americas. A great deal of significant Research about the americas is published each year in either spanish, english, or portug