In an email with Ricardo, I provided some information about my family ancestry that used a term that was not familiar to him, and that he subsequently...
Thanks for posting this. I have very limited internet access this week, so I will be brief. These castas were legal definitions of people in Colonial Spain,...
Hello Kathleen, Thank you for the comments. I find myself also being fascinated by the diversity in my ancestral background. I have gotten pretty good at...
Here is a site that is working to preserve native languages. Choose from the list or click through to Opata. http://www.native-languages.org/help.htm Kathleen...
Es lamentable que estas tipos de personas son compatibles y elegidos para un cargo por algunos sectores de la sociedad. Tal vez los aficionados no saben lo que...
I'm so glad twitter and facebook allow for unfiltered expression of these (not only classless but stupid) politicians. Its a shame that someone like that has...
Recently I found an interesting article on the online version of the magazine "Proceso." Link: http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=290349 The article relates how...
The Opata mariachi is a fertility dance. It was one of the rites that ended up being exercised underground or out of site from the golpedepechos priests. ... ...
As I recall, it was danced under a blanket. Also, I have seen photos of men dancing on boards about four feet above the ground. Does anyone know anything about...
Hi Kathleen, I believe the article mentions this too. Jáuregui cited the Jalisco investigator Ignacio Guzmán Betancourt, who suggests: "Is very likely that ...
I read that a couple of years ago (2008) there was a celebration in Sonora of Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna. This was declared by the General ...
COLUMNA - Jaque Mate Sergio Sarmiento "Si das pescado a un hombre hambriento, lo nutres durante una jornada. Si le enseñas a pescar, lo nutrirás toda su...
The original article given below was a follow-up on the link to the video provided by Ricardo, was was a television interview regarding the effects of the...
Of course, by “modern methods of farming†they probably mean circa 1960 – heavy equipment and pesticides. In fact, “modern methods†now means ...
Some of you might be aware of the controversy in Arizona about what books can be used in the schools. Ethnic Studies programs have been eliminated, along with...
Hi Kathleen, I first heard about this when the bill was first passed in 2010. At that time, I couldn't believe that there are still people (read politicians)...
Gabachos make up nearly 58% of AZ's population and the majority of them that vote and legislate are conservative Mexican-hating nativists. Things will continue...
The drug wars have pushed them up the mountains and reduced the areas that used to be their land. The problem is a lot more complex than what it looks. ...
EL EMPARCIAL de Hermosillo COLUMNAS Eduardo Ruiz-Healy Suicidas tarahumaras y políticos oportunistas El supuesto suicidio colectivo de una media centena de...
