Interview with Porfirio Nicholas Flores

Summary: 
Interview with Porfirio Nicholas Flores by Paul R. Turner.
Description: 

Interview with Porfirio Nicholas Flores by Paul R. Turner. Topics include the creation stories, witches, and the history and customs of San Matias and nearby villages. Includes translation recording and transcript in English by Paul R. Turner.

Location: 
Location Description: 

San Matias, Petacaltepec, District of Yautepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

Protocol: 
Chontal Maya Open Access
Community: 
Chontal Maya
Category: 
History, Oral History and Interviews, Religion
Keywords: 
Creation stories
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Original Date Description: 
Recorded on September 2 and 3, 1968.
Original Date: 
2023 September
Creator: 
Porfirio Nicholas Flores
Contributor: 
Paul R. Turner
Language: 
Highland Chontal, Spanish, English
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-580_Side-1, 78-57-580_Side-2, 78-57-581_Side-1, 78-57-581_Side-2, 78-57-412_Side-1c, 78-57-412_Side-2, 78-57-412_Side-1c_A-259
Subject: 
Chontal Indians--Religion, Chontal Indians--History, Chontal Indians--Race relations
Type: 
Sound, Text
Format: 
Three 5-inch reels (105 minutes), One transcript (18 pages)