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Hundreds of people march down Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, demanding justice and equality for Indigenous peoples, on the anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Americas. IMAGES
Pantelhó, Aug 3 (EFE).- The representatives of 86 indigenous communities and 18 neighborhoods of the municipality of Pantelho, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in the southeast of the country, which is experiencing a governance crisis, agreed on Tuesday, together with state officials, to elect their authorities.At a dialogue table attended by officials and the indigenous representatives of Pantelhó, including the armed civil group called El Machete, it was agreed that the municipality will elect its authorities on October 1 through a plebiscite. (Camera: MITZI MAYAUEL FUENTES). SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE EL MACHETE SELF-DEFENSE GROUP BEGIN A DIALOGUE WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE PEACE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTELHO; AND MEMBERS OF THE MEXICAN ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD AND STATE POLICE PROTECT THE STREETS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTELHO, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.
San Cristobal de las Casas, June 3 (EFE), (CAMERA: Mitzi Fuentes Gomez) .- The indigenous peoples in the state of Chiapas face the elections Sunday in Mexico with little political participation, despite the influence that the Zapatista movement has had in the area.
San Juan Chamula, Feb 16 (EFE).- The indigenous people of Tzotzil and Tzeltal on Tuesday took part in the carnival celebrations in the Mexican city of San Juan Chamula amid the COVID-19 pandemic. SHOT LIST: THE INDIGENOUS CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS IN SAN JUAN CHAMULA, CHIAPAS STATE, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: ISMAEL HERNÁNDR “KOLEMAL MAX” (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: It's such an honor to see that the tradition is being conserved, that the tradition is still alive and does not get lost (in time). It's a gift from God that we have here in San Juan Chamula. And I'd say again that it's such an honor for me.
Chenalho, Feb 23 (EFE).- Tzotzil indigenous people carried out Sunday a ceremony dedicated to the deity that protects them to grant rain and profitable plantations in the municipality of Chenalho, one of the 122 that makes up the state of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico.(Camera: MITZI FUENTES)FOOTAGE SHOWS RITUALS CELEBRATED IN CHENALHO, IN THE MEXICAN STATE OF CHIAPAS, SOUTHEAST OF MEXICO BY TZOTZILE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE TO ASK FOR RAIN.