Tzam means “dialogue” in Ayapaneco, one of the more than 60 languages that are spoken on ancestral territory, only that this one, with its less than ten speakers, is in danger of disappearing. Tzam, dialogue, is the heart of this project. Specifically, 10 monthly participations of different indigenous peoples that elaborate on their history and current reality, based on each of the seeds / demands. Thirteen seeds, thirteen months, 130 collaborators, from May 2021 to May 2022.
Tzam: Las Trece Semillas Zapatistas
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A Zapotec Reflection on Freedom: Mom, How Do You Allow Yourself to Do What You Desire?
FROM THE EDITORS: Freedom is a concept used in multiple ways to limit, cancel, or break community processes, especially those related to indigenous peoples. That is what the editors of Tzam: Las Trece Semillas Zapatistas try to answer this month by presenting a series of essays that explore freedom from an indigenous viewpoint. According to…
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Tosenyot: Democracy Is Unity and a Deep Commitment for Community
FROM THE EDITORS: What is democracy when you go beyond what we were taught in school, as a “system of government” or an ideology? That is what the editors of Tzam: Las Trece Semillas Zapatistas try to answer this month by presenting a series of essays that explore democracy from an indigenous viewpoint: “For a long time, the…
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Oaxaca Indigenous Public Schools: Lessons Learned on Community Education
FROM THE EDITORS: This relevant article is part of the Tzam Trece Semillas Zapatistas project, a plural, multicultural space that proposes a dialogue (tzam means dialogue in Ayapaneco) between communities, ideas, projects, dreams of the original Mexican peoples. The project’s goal is to publish the work of 130 collaborators in thirteen months, from May 2021 to May…