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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will hand over property to indigenous peoples in Chihuahua; she signed decrees for compensation, restitution and land titling in favor of Tarahumara communities.
“Today is a historic day, because we are returning land, territory, to whom it belongs,” Sheinbaum said.
As part of the Plan for Justice for the Peoples of Sierra Tarahumara, the head of the Executive signed the decrees by which compensation, restitution and titling of 1,485 hectares in favor of the indigenous community of Guasachique and titling of 693 hectares of land as property of the indigenous community of Bosques de San Elías Repechique were granted, she reported in a statement. comunicado.
The Justice Plans seek to work together with community members and the Government of Mexico, promoting dialogue and citizen participation.
“Today we are doing justice. Justice is the essence of the Fourth Transformation, social justice, above all. Let us never again abandon indigenous peoples, let us not think that progress is above indigenous peoples, let us never again deprive indigenous peoples of their land, but on the contrary, let us compensate for what has historically been taken from them,” said the president.
In addition, roads and artisanal paths will continue to be built in the Sierra Tarahumara, as part of the Plans for Justice and Comprehensive Development of Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
“Let the value of the indigenous peoples be recognized as the essence, as the deep Mexico, above all, with dignity; because what the Rarámuri people teach us, what the indigenous peoples teach us is that the deep dignity of the people of Mexico is found here in the Sierra Tarahumara and in every place where there is an indigenous people who preserve, who resist and who remind us that Mexico is what it is thanks to its indigenous peoples, not only those of before, but also, and above all, those of now. And, for that reason, the fourth transformation means social justice and returns dignity to the indigenous peoples and to the people of Mexico,” Sheinbaum pointed out.
In addition, resources will be provided to the program La Escuela es Nuestra (The School is Ours) to promote education in this sector, and there will also be funds for Health Centers and to meet the demands of the Rarámuri communities.
The general director of the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI), Adelfo Regino Montes, reported that a total of 4.72 billion pesos have been invested in actions related to Environmental Justice and Productive Projects; Health and Environmental Medicine; Indigenous Education; Culture, Language and Identity; Infrastructure and Basic Services, as well as the implementation of all the Programs for Well-Being.
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