Interview with Don Jacinto Tzab and his student, a professor at the University of the Americas. Don Jacinto Tzab desribes how he became a shaman, different rituals, and advice to younger generations to keep traditions alive and respect Mother Earth. Tzab’s disciple says her name is Samanta Juarez at 00:05:36 minutes in the Interview with Don Jacinto Tzab, Part 1 of 3 (production number 524).
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Mexicano americanos, and Texas--Condiciones sociales
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and San Benito, Texas, United States of America
General Note:
Assigned production number 527. For aditional information see: Medrano, M. F. (2019). The Day the Shaman Came to Town. Journal of South Texas, 33(1), 131–136. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas at Austin does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder. Material copyrighted to Dr. Manuel F. Medrano and The University of Texas at Brownsville. The assets of UT Brownsville are now held by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Origin Note:
Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.