Archives for Stories of the People
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…
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…
Critical Conversations: On sustainable community projects, alternative economies, and decolonizing education
An interview with Jose de Jesus Quiroz Perez of Ixcatan Productos Naturales about sustainable community projects, alternative economies, and decolonizing education. If you would like to connect with Ixcatan…
The Mexican American Studies Professor Running For Congress
A Xica Nation exclusive interview with Miguel A. Levario, PhD. As a son of El Paso, Texas, Dr. Miguel Levario’s consciousness about borderland identity and militarization began early. He chose…
Calling water protectors and danzantes: Stop the Trans-Pecos pipeline in West Texas
A call for water protectors and danzantes to stop the Trans-Pecos Pipeline in West Texas. Via Jefe Jose Garza of the tradición of danza Azteca (Texas/New Mexico) and Madeleine Santibañez of San…
Mexico: Belly button of the moon
A video in Spanish and Nahuatl about Mexica life, math, science, and cosmovision. Link to original video: Investigation by Everardo Lara. Production by Jorge Pantoja. Originally published by Pantobras…
Free Efrén: 15-year old honor student, wrongly charged 3 life sentences, spends 27th year changing the world from inside a cell
Efrén Paredes, Jr. was a 15-year-old honor student in St. Joseph, Michigan who was who was wrongly convicted by a majority White jury in Berrien County, Michigan, a community with a history of…
Texas Water Protectors Shut Down Trans-Pecos Pipeline (Video)
As originally posted on Deceleration By Greg Harman Dozens of self-described water protectors flooded a construction site in Far West Texas this morning, shutting down construction on a high-pressure natural…
Walking the Red Road on Chicanismo: A platica with Ysidro Macias
Recently we had the honor of interviewing Ysidro Macias, Chicano scholar, attorney, and author, about his latest release, Walking the Red Road on Chicanismo: including Chicano identity teatro plays. What…
Major document dump reveals agrochem industry’s MeXicanx roots
Last week the MTX Files, a sister site of Xica Nation, released hundreds of previously confidential/unpublished multimedia to the site, revealing a chronicle of the events surrounding the chemical contamination in…