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Tierra, comunalidad y tequio

Tierra, comunalidad y tequio

Description: This article by Ayuujk intelectual Floriberto Díaz reflects on the Ayuujk worldview in relation to the Earth, nature and community. It emphasises that, for indigenous peoples, the Earth is a mother figure and the source of all life. This...
Dioses de México

Dioses de México

Descripción: In rural Mexico, resistance to modernization reveals the diversity of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendant communities, honoring daily work and preserving cultural identity. A “Lost Atlantis” is explored, where diverse possibilities resist the rapid...
Yo protejo el humedal

Yo protejo el humedal

Description: This video documents the struggle of the Coordinación de Pueblos, Barrios Originarios y Colonias de Xochimilco (Coordination of Peoples, Indigenous Neighborhoods, and Colonies of Xochimilco) in defense of the wetland and against violations of...
El Mito del Dios Maíz

El Mito del Dios Maíz

Description: This documentary tells the story of the birth, death, and triumphant resurrection of the maize god, the oldest deity on the American continent. The myth embodies the values of agrarian communities and has shaped their labor and ritual practices over...
Masewaltlatzotzontli

Masewaltlatzotzontli

By Jesús Alberto Flores Martínez Description: In the community of Reyixtla, Ixhuatlán de Madero, Veracruz, Celerino Hernández Pascuala and his family continue to preserve traditional Nahua sones, as well as the costumbre known as elotlamanilistli, performed to...