Alternatives for the political representation of the indigenous population: the Rarámuri case in Chihuahua

Authors

  • Carlos Regino Villalobos Espinosa Instituto para la Integridad Rarámuri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/cl.v1i28.7985

Keywords:

indigenous rights, rarámuri, traditional regulatory systems, citizen participation, political representation

Abstract

The Sierra Tarahumara is home to the Rarámuri community. Their name means light feet in reference to the hundreds of kilometers they travel to get from one community to another or to access basic services. There the indigenous community with advice from the Institute for Integrity Rarámuri, A.C. established an action plan that seeks to improve the quality of life of the population assuming that political representation and recognition of the traditional regulatory system is the most effective incidence to safeguard the rest of the rights of the indigenous population. Despite the fact that the law tacitly recognizes the validity of the normative systems, there are no standardized paths for the indigenous populations of the country to obtain political representation. For this reason, these kinds of efforts must be exposed, known and presented to the indigenous population, so that they have specific alternatives and thus develop local advocacy plans.

References

Gonzalez Galvan, J. A. (1994) Derecho consuetudinario indígena en México. Ciudad de México: UNAM.

Portero Molina, J. A.. (1991) Sobre la representación política. Universidad de La Coruña: Revista del Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, 10, 89 - 119.

Published

2023-01-01 — Updated on 2023-01-16

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Región Latinoamericana: Economía, Política y Sociedad