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The territory changes, the community responds
When the territory changes, the ways of life that were born with it also change.
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The territory changes, the community responds
Xtá Ratsá arises from the relationship between the community and the cycles of the mountain.
That is why, when the rains, the forests, or the land change, the world that gave origin to this dance also changes.
The territory changes, the community responds
Today the community faces forest fires, illegal logging, shifts in the rains, and extractive projects that threaten the balance of the territory.
It is not only a landscape that is at risk.
Also at risk is the knowledge that, for centuries, has made it possible to live with that landscape.
The territory changes, the community responds
Facing these challenges, the Mè'phàà people continue strengthening their forms of community organization, recovering their forests, teaching their language, and transmitting their knowledge to new generations.
The territory changes, the community responds
To care for the territory is also to care for memory.
Because a community that knows its history finds strength to build its future.
A house and forested mountain in Laguna Seca.
The territory also holds memory.
Landscape of the high Montaña with a storm.
To care for nature is to care for the life of the community.
Mountain with cultivated fields in Laguna Seca.
The mountain keeps teaching those who know how to listen to it.
The territory changes, the community responds
The memory of the Mè'phàà people does not remain in this virtual museum. It lives in the mountain, in the language, in communal work, and in every generation that chooses to keep walking with its territory.
Now the question is also for you: what memory do you want to leave in the place you inhabit?