Key Terms and Concepts

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Narrative

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story (narrativa/o)

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Myth

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a story that contains some inaccurate or incomplete information (usually to explain something or show values) (mito)

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“Master Narrative”

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the main story that an organization or country tells itself (and the world) about itself (narrativa maestra)

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Indigenous

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original inhabitants of a place (the first people or plants or animals there) (indigena)

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Pre-Contact

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Before Europeans arrived to the Americas (aka Pre-Columbian) (contacto previo)

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Evidence

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proof/ the available body (collection) of facts or information showing whether something is true or valid (evidencia)

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Primary Sources

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created by direct participants in the event or during the time of the event (fuente primaria)

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Secondary Sources

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created after the event, using primary sources (contain opinion and analysis) (fuente secundaria)

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Oral History

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verbal storytelling, passed down through generations (historia oral)

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Archeology

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the study of societies using artifacts (the physical remains / the STUFF left behind) (arqueologia)