Music

In this region there are multiple wind, commercial, and play bands. great skilled musicians play violins, drums and guitar. The music varies depending on the type of celebration or ceremony. Sometimes a mouth organ is used. The music is usually accompanied with a story that the people commonly know. The meleody of the song will allow people to remember the story. The musician will play the meleody, stop the music tell the story and then continue playing. Different musicians will change the melody and tell the story. It is just the musicians creative way to tell a certain story. The singer will sing in a high pitched voice to let people know he is singing from the bottom of his heart.

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Sample Music

References:
http://cultura-triqui-oxaca.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html

Triqui Cultural Survival

Cultural survival is process of people preserving their culture and maintaining their traditional way of life. This process is done through rituals that have been in place for many decades and ceremonies that praise certain gods. The performance of these celebrations make the Triqui people really who they are. It brings the people together on certain occasions to perform traditions that their ancestor performed many years ago.

http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/mexico/welcome-oaxacalifornia

Much has changed in the past 2 decades. Many individuals have migrated north to seek opportunity in northern Mexico and the United States. The migration process lands these people in California where they try to find work in the agricultural field. With many men and woman moving north it makes it difficult for the people to maintain farm lands and  the completion of daily tasks in the towns. The workers are leaving their land to seek something people and are abandoning their crops.

The struggle of holding on to their culture will only get harder when more and more people decide to migrate to the states.

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References:
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/mexico/welcome-oaxacalifornia

Triqui Migrations and Diaspora

It is said that when an individual is not making the income that is desired from craft work, they migrate to other areas of Mexico to find jobs. The usually migrate to bigger cities like Sonora y Sinaloa and to the United States, such as California, where they can work for large agricultural companies. The migration to the states would be a long process because they are near the southern part of Mexico. So a decision to migrate would have to be a big choice for the people of the Triqui culture. they would be leaving behind family members and community members in search for higher pay. Also, if an individual found a job with high wages, that individual has been known to send money home to his family. This support shows how important family is to the Triqui people.

http://www.dsausa.org/bracero_program_will_hurt_farmworkers

References:
http://thelmacabrera.wordpress.com/what-is-triqui/

Triqui and Their Neighbors

History has shown the the Triqui people have never gotten the respect they deserve. From the Mexican government seizing any power they had and to consistent fighting with neighbors. The Triqui people found them self's fighting local Caciques because this local group wanted to exploit timber reserves on communal lands. This has brought decades of violence. The Caciques maintain political control in the region so a revolt was formed by the Triqui people but was soon defeated when Triqui leaders were murdered. The Triqui leaders tried to run candidates in municipal elections.

http://newamericamedia.org/2012/01/can-the-triquis-go-home.php

In current times to people are having issues with the government in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. People of San Juan Copala were tricked into leaving their homes and come to the city. There is where the woman and children spent 17 months living on the sidewalk. their houses were burnt to the ground. The people have been fighting for a long time for the right to go home. Finally in December there was a new governor elected and he promise to protect the families if they returned to their home in San Juan Copala. The people question whether they can really go back safely. The people ask what can bring an end to the violence that has claimed the lives of over 500 people in the last 2 decades.



References:

Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans  By Alan Riding

http://newamericamedia.org/2012/01/can-the-triquis-go-home.php

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