ETHNIC IDENTITY AND ORAL TRADITION IN THE NAHUA COAST OF MICHOACÁN, MEXICO

Authors

  • David Figueroa Serrano El Colegio de Michoacán, México.

Abstract

The Nahua groups living in the coastal area of Michoacán, Mexico, are involved in numerous conflicts over land and natural resources, confronting mestizo and government interests. In this context, the Nahuas of Cachán (belonging to Pómaro), generated various social discourses that legitimize their communal land tenure. These discourses resignify some myths and beliefs of the Nahua imaginary. In this case the oral tradition is not only an expression of the group’s cosmogony but also interferes in the political organization and formation of ethnic identity, as well as in the social actions that imply different ways of thinking and community building.

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Published

2014-11-16

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How to Cite

Figueroa Serrano, D. (2014). ETHNIC IDENTITY AND ORAL TRADITION IN THE NAHUA COAST OF MICHOACÁN, MEXICO. Antropología Experimental, 8. https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/rae/article/view/1994