Residents of the High Plateaus of San Luis Potosí in the sacred pilgrimage site of Wirikuta participate in the Water Festival organized by Sincronía Wirikuta, an organization of allies to the region.

We hope this newsletter finds you well and extend a warm welcome to those who have recently subscribed to receive our updates. In this Summer 2026 newsletter, we will share updates on the students participating in our scholarship program, report on the progress of our beekeeping project in collaboration with the Tamaatsi Páritsika Community High School in Tuapurie and, provide an update on our online archive.

Report shared beginning in July 20206 as part of the free and informed consultation on the new General Law for the Rights of Indigenous and Afromexican People promoted by the National Institute for Indigenous Peoples under the leadership of Adelfo Regino.

The Wixarika communities of San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán and Tuxpan de Bolaños, in the municipalities of Mezquitic and Bolaños, accorded to begin the formal process of requesting to their local Congress the creation of a new municipality that would have the name of Tatei Yurienaka (Our Fertile Mother), and have Tuxpan de Bolaños as its municipal capital.

Denouncement from the Indigenous O'dam and Wixarika community of San Lorenzo Azqueltán for aggressions committed toward them with respect to a dispute over the communal parcel known as La Peña Blanca. In recent years there have been many threats and direct attempts against community members by armed forces.

With formal support from traditional Wixárika authorities, the Consejo del Patrimonio Cultural Originario (Council for Native Cultural Heritage), announces that it has presented a legal demand to Mexico's INDAUTOR (entity in charge of copyrights) for the cultural appropriation carried out by Mexican artist, César Menchaca and his company, Menchaca Studio. For well over a decade Menchaca has created giant beaded figures displaying sacred symbols in Wixarika culture. These works, featured in Dubai, Las Vegas and Mexico City were created through contracting Wixarika artisans.

Article detailing the ongoing struggle to protect Wirikuta despite legal decrees issued by Mexican government and the recent UNESCO World Heritage Site declaration of 2025. Consejo Regional Wixárika representative, Sofía García Mijarez, is interviewed about the ongoing conflict.

Declaration with the Wixarika Regional Council on the mining concessions that remain active in Wirikuta despite recent judicial victories that led to the cancelation of 44 concessions. The declaration analyzes the judicial advances, considers the pending actions to effectively protect the sacred territory, and exposes the demands that include the respect for sustainable development for the small farmer communities that live in the region.

Statement issued by the Wixarika Union of Ceremonial Centers of Jalisco, Durango and Nayarit that recognizes the legal victory that cancels 44 mining concessions in the sacred place of Wirikuta, but that leaves 23 concessions active despite international and national agreements.