User:Crowsarecool/Caxcan
 | This is the sandbox page where you will draft your initial Wikipedia contribution.
If you're starting a new article, you can develop it here until it's ready to go live. If you're working on improvements to an existing article, copy only one section at a time of the article to this sandbox to work on, and be sure to use an edit summary linking to the article you copied from. Do not copy over the entire article. You can find additional instructions here. Remember to save your work regularly using the "Publish page" button. (It just means 'save'; it will still be in the sandbox.) You can add bold formatting to your additions to differentiate them from existing content. |
Tlachialoyantepec
[edit]Tlachialoyantepec (also known as El Cerro de las Ventanas) is a mountain located in El Remolino, Juchipila, Zacatecas. The Caxcan consider the mountain to be a sacred site.[1][2] The traditional Xuchitl dance takes place on the mountain. It is the final resting place for Caxcans. The mountain is important to the family economy and traditional commerce. Some Caxcans pick fruits from the mountain and sell them in local towns.
Tlachialoyantepec and INAH
[edit]The Mexican Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) is an institution run by the Mexican state that describes itself as an organization that is in charge of the physical integrity of sacred spaces. It is currently responsible for 29,000 archaeological zones. Only 150 of these zones are open to the public. Tlachialoyantepec is one such archaeological zone and has been closed to the public and the Caxcan since 2021. The Xuchitl dance historically takes place on the mountain but INAH has barred access for the dance since 2003. Without consulting the Caxcan, INAH has plans to make Tlachialoyantepec into a tourist attraction.[1][2]
Caxcans effort to regain legal access to Tlachialoyantepec
[edit]The Caxcan land defender Maria del Refugio Rodriguez says INAH’s tourist project would negatively impact the Caxcans spiritual and cultural beliefs.[1][2] She states that the access to and care for Tlachialoyantepec directly relates to the well-being of those that are buried there and the Caxcan community at large. She specifically cites the deep connection between the Caxcan and the mountain as to why the tourist project would have a great impact on the Caxcan. There is an effort underway for the Caxcan to regain legal access to Tlachialoyantepec.[1][2]
Notable People with Caxcan Ancestry
[edit]Maria del Refugio Rodriguez, land defender
Dr. Daisy Ocampo, professor and historian
Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza, journalist, feminist, professor, and activist
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ocampo, Daisy (December 2019). "Spiritual Geographies of Indigenous Sovereignty: Connections of Caxcan with Tlachialoyantepec and Chemehuevi with Mamapukaib". ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d Ocampo, Daisy (June 2023). Where We Belong (1st ed.). University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816541812.