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Peer reviewedWhitmeyer, Joseph M. – Rural Sociology, 1997
Since the 1950s, ethnic relations in Tenejapa (Chiapas, Mexico) have shifted toward greater equality and less antagonism between formerly dominant mestizos and formerly dominated "indigenas" (Maya Indians). An important cause is the long-term promotion of indigenous education by a national agency, Instituto Nacional Indigenista,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Relations, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Relations
