ɔːɹtˈiːzᵻz vjˈuː ʌv ˌɛθnəɡɹˈæfɪk ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ fˈoʊkəsɪŋ pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ˌɔn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs kˈʌltʃɚ wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ðə kjˈuːbən kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌaɪdɪˈɑːlədʒi ʌvðə tˈaɪm, ɹᵻdʒˈɛktɪŋ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən mˈoʊdz ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ.
Ortiz’s view of ethnographic research focusing primarily on indigenous culture was influenced by the Cuban communist political ideology of the time, rejecting European modes of learning.