Blog Post 8

Geospatial visualization and analysis can change the historical question if it’s related to environmental stuff, or changes in specific locations over time. Based on the analysis, we can see if, for example, human interaction on locations has caused a difference in the environment and compare those environments with places that haven’t had human interaction. My …

Blog Post #7

A challenge I cam across when creating my timeline was fixing the dates as my timeline wouldn’t process through multiple times because of the input of dates causing errors. The added value of these visualizations can give more context on the history of how Indigenous life started and how it has evolved throughout the centuries. …

Blog Post #6

Creating an exhibit wasn’t so bad, just really time consuming. Through my own research for my exhibit, I learned a lot about the Otomi people and their origins, as well as Purepecha history. https://wooksblog.com/FinalProject/

Final Project Outline

Research Question: Why learn about indigenous communities of Central America? Thesis: It’s important to learn about Mesoamerican indigenous communities because it lets communities who are be suppressed be heard and have their history not be lost as these communities are slowly disappearing due to ongoing modern day issues. Body Paragraph #1: The main idea of …

Blog Post #5

The primary goals of my website is teach my audience about who the Otomi or other indigenous nations exist in Central America. Additionally, I want to bring awareness to some of the issues these communities are dealing with such land or housing issues. My primary audience are curious people who are interested in learning about …