Autonomy Amid Adversity: Confronting Cartels, Capital, and Collusion by taller ahuehuete ✎ 9 minutes – Indigenous Communities Amidst the Plunder of Extractive Capital

Lorenzo was seized by the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) at a checkpoint, an incident illustrating the profound vulnerabilities of those who endeavor to autonomously protect their communities from the horrors harbored by the complicity between cartels and the State. | ➪

Ostula, a bastion of Nahua indigenous fight for autonomy, stands as a testament to the transformative power of communal struggle. The Ostula Manifesto of 2009 marked a seminal moment in the movement advocating for self-defense and inaugurating a chapter of resolute advocacy. | ➪