Mexico’s Indigenous experience a lesson for Canada – Troy Media

There are no status cards providing one group with superior rights. There are no special financial privileges

Mexico offers a social model that Canada should consider.

Oaxaca is one of the best preserved colonial cities in Mexico. It has a bustling centre, rich with busy markets – street vendors and music wherever you go.

Oaxaca state has the largest percentage of Indigenous people in Mexico. Zapotec, Mixtec and other peoples mingle in the city, although most live in villages in the three surrounding valleys. Sixteen culturally distinct groups are represented, each with its own language and dialects.

The Olmec came first, then Zapotec, Mixtec, Aztec and, finally, the Spanish. Each group rose, fell and ultimately mixed in with the others.

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