A Defiant Stand Against British Imperialism on 1 September 1872 1 September 1872 marks a significant historical event: the Battle of Orange Walk, 152 years ago. Comandante Marcos Canul, accompanied by approximately 100 Icaiché warriors, engaged a contingent of the…
Perspectives from Delmer Tzib, History Lecturer of UB, and Rolando Cocom, Director of NICH-ISCR The British came to Belize for one main reason: to build their wealth. To address this, they imported and enslaved Africans to satisfy the labor demands…
The Center for Applied Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University (NKU) organizes an annual ethnographic field school in Belize directed by Dr. Douglas Hume (Professor of Anthropology at the Northern Kentucky University) every June, in collaboration with the NKU Office of…
