Warrior youth who dance to resist and paddle to protect
We of this generation are faced with great challenges as the survivors of genocide living through the seemingly incessant inter-generational attack on our communities, our lands, our cultures and way…
Environmental crisis looms over Houston via chemical & oil industries after Hurricane Harvey
Photo by Bryan Parras From the flooded streets of Houston, longtime community warrior Bryan Parras of TEJAS (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services) has been on the ground in his city…
Sin Fronteras Coffee: Self-determination, Community, and Zapatista coffee in Oakland
Rocio Cervantes Garcia and Jose Rodriguez of Akat Café Kalli A Xica Nation featured interview with the founders of Akat Café Kalli and Sin Fronteras Coffee. What is your name,…
San Antonio’s Rebel Mariposa of La Botanica on the power of cultura, food, and art
Rebel Mariposa. Image via Xica Nation recently had the pleasure of interviewing Rebel Mariposa of San Antonio, Texas for a special two-part series about her powerful culinary and artistic community…
The MAS trial: An Arizona Civilizational War?
An extended version of the original article published in the Arizona Daily Star by Roberto Rodriguez Half of the MexIcan American Studies trial in Tucson’s federal court is now complete,…
Guatemaya: Eco-tourism, carbon dioxide sanctuaries and military displacement of 5,000 people
Peasant Community Evicted from Parque Nacional Laguna del Tigre Laguna Larga, San Andres, Peten Photos: Irving Mondragon Text: Nakay R. Flotte On night of June 1st, the community of Laguna…
Critical conversations: 21st century MeXicanx maternity experiences
Our rights as womyn and mothers to assert jurisdiction over our own bodies and lives are being deconstructed at an alarming rate - dare I say as alarming as the miles of ice…
The Beat Be Too Hot: The “conscious cumbia” album you need in your life
From the sacred forests of Central Texas and by way of the mountains of Jalisco, the Yacatsol project has just dropped "La Cultura Nos Cura," a 5-track EP of "conscious cumbia, brujx pop,…
Juvenile Lifer Rally for Justice puts the State of Michigan on the spot for youth imprisonment
Via the Juvenile Lifer Rally for Justice support page, Efren Paredes, Jr and Maria Luisa Zavala. Facebook event page: Sunday, June 18, 2017 the "Juvenile Lifer Rally for Justice" will…
Resistant and Resilient: On Preserving MeXicanx Culture in Central Texas
Xica Nation exclusive interview with Juan Tejeda of Aztlan Libre Press, grupo Xinachtli, and Conjunto Aztlan What is your name / location(s) / how you ID? Title? Juan Tejeda, a Native…
