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Native America Calling: What Mexico’s new president means for the country’s Indigenous peoples
Monday, October 21, 2024

What Mexico’s new president means for the country’s Indigenous peoples
Claudia Sheinbaum has already made history as Mexico’s first female president.

Sheinbaum also comes into office with a promise to bolster the rights and recognition for the country’s many Indigenous peoples. Her inauguration included a traditional Indigenous blessing ceremony, something that at least one Catholic Church leader criticized as “witchcraft.”

Join Native America Calling to explore what the Sheinbaum presidency means for Mexico’s Indigenous peoples and what obstacles stand in the way.

Guests on Native America Calling
Gaspar Rivera-Salgado (Mixteco), director for the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies

Mariano Machain, coordinator for the international advocacy non-profit group Service and Advice for Peace (Serapaz) in Mexico

Nicole Yanes (Opata), director of institutional philanthropy at NDN Collective, a non-profit based in South Dakota

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo: Toma de protesta ante el pueblo de México [Taking the oath of office before the people of Mexico]

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