tamal (singular) or tamale from Nahuatl tamalii<br /> tamaladas - tamale making events/parties<br /> tamaleras - people who make tamales

flour - masa harina<br /> masa preparada - ready made dough<br /> slaked lime (aka "cal")

alternate names for customized tamal: pasteles, hallacas, humitas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_forest_inequity

urban forest inequity

Mentions of humans thinning trees for better tree canopy in the section on black ash trees in Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Man%27s_Burden