IGNORED. None of the mitigation measures, promoted in Mexico in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, mentions indigenous people.

A strong-willed Otomi woman against bad news

A strong-willed Otomi woman against bad news

IGNORED. None of the mitigation measures, promoted in Mexico in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, mentions indigenous people.

Illustration: OjoPublico / Amapolay

Before the arrival of the pandemic in Mexico, Ofelia used to sell handmade dolls with black hair and traditional clothes to the visitors of the touristic zone of Leon, Guanajuato. The Otomi are the fifth largest indigenous people in Mexico. Now, the restrictive measures threaten their family economy. This is her story, part of the “They Fight” journalistic series coordinated by OjoPublico in seven different countries in Latin America.

26 Abril, 2020

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