2023 Theses Master's

Runa Simita Yuyarispa, Runa Simipi Kausaspa

Naranjo-Morett, Natalie

Explore this oral history project and virtual exhibit that centers on how collaboration with the local communities from the Andean region allows for better representation of the history and culture of the Quechua people. This project is a collaboration that includes a few members of the academic community and some key people from the Quechua community, representative of a much larger group that reside in the Andean region. The collection of oral histories are inclusive of community members, allowing them to share their own history, thus demonstrating a type of collaboration that should be a key element in the decolonization initiatives implemented in various museums throughout the United States. Learning about the pre-Columbian and colonial history of Latin America is often neglected in American education, leading many to believe that the native cultures are a thing of the past when in fact they are lived through the communities of today.