HONR 202: Indigenous Politics in Latin America: Home

Task: Design a slide presentation that summarizes research on the politics of an indigenous group of your choosing. The group does not have to be in Latin America – it can be from anywhere in the world. The focus of your presentation should be the politics of the group – its goals, its plans/efforts to achieve those goals, its governance or relationship to government, etc.

Research: Unlike Harvey, you will not be able to conduct original field research on your group. Therefore, the primary purpose of your presentation is to summarize existing research on your group of choice. In addition, you should conclude your presentation by asking a research question about the group – something that has not yet been answered, and that would necessitate further field research to answer. 

Objectives and Execution: Successful presentations will do the following:

• Spend 30 seconds to 1 minute describing the indigenous group (where they are located, language they speak, historical context, etc)
• Spend 3 to 4 minutes summarizing existing scholarly (peer-reviewed) research on the group
• Cite at least 3 scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources
• Spend the last 30 seconds to 1 minute developing a research question that merits future research
• Use images, figures, and other visual aids to facilitate your research summary
• Be well organized
• Have slides that do not contain too much text; you should not read from your slides during your presentation