Forjando patria manuel gamio biography
This groundbreaking manifesto for a national anthropology of Mexico summarizes the key issues in the development of anthropology as an academic discipline..
Manuel Gamio
Mexican anthropologist
Manuel Gamio (1883–1960) was a Mexican anthropologist, archaeologist, sociologist, and a leader of the indigenismo movement.
Often considered the father of anthropological studies inMexico, Manuel Gamio originally published Forjando Patriain This groundbreaking manifesto for.
Although he rejected full sovereignty for indigenous communities in Mexico, he argued that their self-governing organizations, such as tribal governments, municipal organizations, and elected community leaders should be recognized and respected.[1][2] He is often considered as the father of modern anthropological studies in Mexico.[3] He devised a well-known system for classifying the hunter-gatherers of Central America.
Education
Gamio was born in Mexico City, where he studied engineering at the School of Mining. He studied archaeology, ethnology, and anthropology with Nicolás León and Jesús Galindo y Villa at the International School of American Archaeology and Ethnology (established on 11 January 1911 at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City).[4] At age 19