Open Educational Resources

A curated collection of teaching materials

Las qochas

Las qochas

Description: Produced in collaboration with Peru’s Climate Change Adaptation Programme (PACC) and the Social Development Cooperation Fund (FONCODES), this educational video explores the ancient technology of water harvesting and storage using qochas, which are...
Yo protejo el humedal

Yo protejo el humedal

Description: This video documents the struggle of the Coordinación de Pueblos, Barrios Originarios y Colonias de Xochimilco (Coordination of Peoples, Indigenous Neighborhoods, and Colonies of Xochimilco) in defense of the wetland and against violations of...
La creación del hombre (mito maya quiché)

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

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

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...