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Fuego Nuevo

Purepecha indigenous peoples celebrate the Fuego Nuevo (New Fire) in Nahuatzen, located in in the forest mountains of Michoacan. Purepecha communities such as Nurio, Cheran and Urapicho created of a communitary guards against the attacks from loggers and organized crime from April 2012. Purepecha organization claims its right to own organizing forms against the imposed by government programs. Picture taken on February 1st, 2013. (Photo: Prometeo Lucero)

Última actualización el 2 mayo, 2023

P’urépecha indigenous peoples celebrate the Fuego Nuevo (New Fire) in Nahuatzen, located in the mountain forests of Michoacan. Since April 2012, P’urépecha communities such as Nurio, Cherán, and Urapicho have organized communal guards to protect their communities against attacks from loggers and organized crime. These communities claim a right to autonomy and self-organization, rejecting the forms of authority imposed upon them by government programs / Comunidades p’urépecha celebran el Fuego Nuevo en Nahuatzen, localizado en los bosques montañosos de Michoacán. Desde abril de 2012, comunidades como Nurio, Cherán y Urapicho han organizado guardias comunitarias para protegerse de ataques de talamontes y el crimen organizado. Claman el derecho a la autonomía y auto organización, rechazando las formas impuestas por los programas gubernamentales. (Prometeo Lucero)

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