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TORRES-MENDEZ, Samuel A.; CASO-BARRERA, Laura  y  ALIPHAT-FERNANDEZ, Mario M.. Ecological Knowledge, Traditional Food and Hot-Cold Classification: The Perspective of Tseltal Children of Tenejapa, Chiapas. LiminaR [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.2, pp.148-166. ISSN 2007-8900.  https://doi.org/10.29043/liminar.v17i2.673.

The objective of this paper is to analyze the knowledge of Tseltal children regarding agricultural production systems, the products derived from such systems, and their cold or hot classification. Through a workshop, interviews with informants, and field research, we analyze children’s knowledge concerning the production systems, plants and animals associated with them, and their cold or hot characteristics. Our results show that children’s participation in food production systems and other subsistence activities is the best way of transmitting traditional ecological knowledge. Tseltal children have extensive knowledge of their environment, production systems, and food traditions. Preservation of traditional food systems can sustain the environment and ensure food security and food self-sufficiency.

Palabras llave : traditional ecological knowledge; traditional production systems; traditional food systems; Tseltales.

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