Hodgepodge
Vocabulary
Nahui Ollin
Articles, Poetry
& Video
Ancestor
Acknowledgement
100

This is the definition of Tlahtocan.

What is the place where listening occurs?

100

This term means to treat a person or group as less than human; to strip away essential human qualities, such as dignity, individuality, and compassion.

What is to dehumanize?

100

This movement is associated with the color white and precious knowledge.

What is Quetzalcoatl?

100

Willie Velasquez, highlighted in the Prejudice and Pride video, was a Latino political activist who was best known for his ability to do this.

What is convincing people to register to vote?

100

Larry Itliong used this saying that meant "One struggle down, many more to go!"

What is Isang Bagsak!

200

This poem asks us to treat others with empathy, love and respect.

What is In Lak'ech?

200

This identifier refers to one’s country of citizenship and is typically determined by where one is born. 

What is nationality?

200

Tezcatlipoca is associated with this color, direction, and meaning.

What is black, north, and self reflection?

200

This concept focuses on what students of color can do and honors assets that were previously underappreciated, focusing on ways schools can better support students of various ethnic backgrounds.

What is the Cultural Wealth Model?

200

This ancestor worked with Dolores Huerta in CA to fight for farmworkers' rights and helped create the farmworkers' union. 

Who is Cesar Chavez?

300

This term focuses on geography and is meant to describe people from all of Latin America.

What is Latino/a?

300

The purpose of this is to recognize indigenous peoples who originally cared for the land we now live on.

What is a land acknowledgement?

300

This movement is associated with west, water, red, and transformation.

What is Xipe Totec?

300

Single stories are dangerous according to Chimamanda Adichie because they are this.

What is incomplete?

300

According to the definition, this type of person may choose to describe themselves as Chicano/a. 

What is a person of Mexican descent living in the US?

400

This Ethnic Studies tenet centers and focuses on the experiences of traditionally racialized and marginalized groups

What is identity?

400

This term means to plant the seed.

What is xinachtli?

400

Huitzilopochtli is associated with this color and meaning.

What is blue and the will to act?

400

James Baldwin argued that white people have made "the ____ choice" to become white. 

What is moral?

400

Noni Olabisi is best known for challenging racism through this format.

What is muralism?

500

When referring to the original inhabitants native to a specific place this term should be capitalized.

What is Indigenous?

500

This terms focuses on language and describes people with a Spanish-speaking background who trace their origin to Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America

What is Hispanic?
500

These are the four animals, in order, representing the four movements of the Nahui Ollin.

Who are the jaguar, quetzal bird, hummingbird and shedding snake?

500

In the poem "We Wear the Mask," the mask is worn even as "we smile" to hide this. 

What is pain and suffering?

500

This ancestor fought and won against school segregation so their children could have better opportunities.

Who is Felicitas Mendez?