Open Educational Resources
A curated collection of teaching materials
La creación del hombre (mito maya quiché)
Description: This animated video presents the K’iche’ (or Quiché) Maya myth of the creation of human beings, drawn from the Popol Vuh, the foundational text of K’iche’ Maya cosmology. In this account, the gods attempt several times to create...
La leyenda maya del colibrí
Description: Mayan myth about the hummingbird. Teaching ideas: Use the myth genre as a lens to explore ideas about the relationship between humans and nature. Students can also write a myth about another species of their...
El Mito del Dios Maíz
Description: This documentary tells the story of the birth, death, and triumphant resurrection of the maize god, the oldest deity on the American continent. The myth embodies the values of agrarian communities and has shaped their labor and ritual practices over...