<div dir="ltr"><b>Indigenous culture fights language war</b><br><br>By STEPHANIE BRZEZINSKI<div>Published 18 hours ago<br><br>Anthropology professor shares research on Ecuador</div><div><br></div><div><p style="font-family:Roboto,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:13px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
Anthropology professor Michael Wroblewski spoke about his fieldwork in Ecuador to a room full of students at Grand Valley State University on Tuesday.</p><p style="font-family:Roboto,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:13px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
In a presentation called “Shamans, Urban Folklore and Alphabet Wars: Doing Fieldwork in Amazonian Ecuador,” Wroblewski said his purpose was to present his research as a way to “inform and inspire” students to learn more about Latin America, whether it be through their own research or a more hands-on experience studying abroad.</p>
<p style="font-family:Roboto,Verdana,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-size:13px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Wroblewski first became interested in Ecuador when he did independent fieldwork as an undergraduate student. He lived with Shuar shamans for one month. Ten years later, he was back in Ecuador studying the native language and culture for his dissertation fieldwork. Now, his work has become a life-long journey of exploration and research.</p>
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