Each month SURJ Santa Cruz County suggests a local organization that is doing excellent work strengthening racial and economic justice in our county. If you’re able, please consider making a donation– healthy for you, healthy for our community. Thank you!
“Grupo Nauhcampa is a grass-roots, indigenous organization dedicated to the preservation of our ancestral Danza Azteca Chichimeca de Concheros tradition. The term Azteca Chichimeca refers to the indigenous Otomí and Nahuatl-speaking peoples of central Mexico, a region known as Chicomoztoc and Anahuac. Concheros is in reference to our dance society, which combined ancestral dance practices with Catholicism as a way to preserve our traditions and resist Spanish colonisation as far back as 1531. For us, danza is not a hobby, it is a deep life-long commitment to our cultural preservation and identity.
“As our greater community faces severe and unprecedented racial injustice and economic hardship, it is more important than ever that we resist the latest onslaught of colonialism by honoring the ceremonial obligations of our tradition, staying rooted in brown joy, and praying as we have for generations. As our people say, LA CULTURA CURA (culture cures). We hope that by offering our heart and history, that you consider supporting our work.
“This year, we are raising money for our annual Ceremonia de la Abuela Santa Ana Tlazolteotl. Our ceremony begins on July 31st for a night-long private vigil, and continues into August 1st for the public ceremony for la Abuela Santa Ana Tlazolteotl at Las Animas Park in Gilroy.
“Gracias, tlasohkamati, thank you!–-Grupo Nauhcampa”
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