Traditional Healers: Gatekeepers of Scientific and Technical Knowledge The 2nd International Conference on Traditional and Complementary Medicine was held at the La Aguada Drift Inn in Santa Elena Town, Cayo, from 26th to 28th September 2024. The Institute for Social…
Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of African Descendants in Belize The CECC/SICA Council of Ministers of Culture coordinates the program, with support from the Central American Black Organization (ONECA) and the Regional Center for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural…
The Institute for Social and Cultural Research, in collaboration with the University of Belize, participated in updating databases for the Estado de la Region (State of the Region Program). The program is a research initiative to provide comprehensive and systematic…
A Grant to Safeguard Belize’s Foodways and Enhance Cultural Resilience The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), a statutory board under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, is pleased to announce that Belize has been awarded a…
The Role of Living Heritage in Disaster Risk Reduction As natural disasters become more frequent, safeguarding living heritage—our intangible cultural traditions—has become vital. In July 2023, the Institute for Social & Cultural Research (ISCR) hosted the “Living Heritage & Disaster…
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…
