Ancestral Medicine

We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to be respected, not to be victims of intolerance and racism.
-Rigoberta Menchu-

This quote by Rigoberta Menchu in my opinion is the best way to start a discussion about the traditions our peoples. The healing traditions (which are the focused on in this blog) of the Nahua, Mayan and other native groups of Anahuac are still alive. Obviously the unfortunate consequences that were brought about by colonization by the Europeans influenced the way of life of our peoples forever. Furthermore this colonization also marked forever the way in which this wisdom was passed on too future generations.
Nevertheless despite of the struggles and threats that the millenary wisdom of our ancestors has faced we are very fortunate that many were, are and will be courageous and maintained,maintain and will maintain this legacy alive.

The forced mixture that occurred with the coming of the Europeans to MesoAmerica and the repression against the people caused a large portion of the population to deny being indigenous and deny their customs as well. Unfortunately this repression still exists till this day.

My skin is brown, my eyes are dark, my hair is black, I eat tortillas, tamales, use amulets and thus recognize that I am indigenous to Anahuac. I hope that those people who deny their indigenous self look at themselves in the mirror and feel proud of what and who they are and not believe what they have been told for ages. The vast majority of our people identifies one way or another with their indigenous Anahuac blood and not with the colonizers thus in my opinion 90% of the population of MesoAmerica (and descendants of people from those regions) are indigenous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I understand that the reality is hard to face by many but its something that must be touched upon because to speak about our ancestors would be unjust without mentioning such a sensitive matter.

TEY MIKI TAY TUPAL (WHAT IS OURS NEVER DIES!)