How and why was “community” important to indigenous identity- how did Menchu talk about the community?

While reading chapters I-XIV in “I, Rigoberta Menchu An Indian Woman in Guatemala”, write about what it meant to be indigenous in Guatemala? Consider these questions while reading and answering: How were customs and long-standing practices important to Menchu? How and why was “community” important to indigenous identity- how did Menchu talk about the community? Did the community seem too good to be true? How were indigenous people treated-by ladinos (non-Indians) and by the state? What stands out to you about how gender functioned within indigenous communities? What did Menchu seem to think of “modern” society?