Behind the Scenes: What Wirikuta Fest fans bought with their tickets

"Leaders of the indigenous Wixarika people and the Wirikuta Defense Front, the civil society coalition that is supporting them, came forward in a Mexico City press conference recently to give an accounting of how the money was spent – an example of innovation in the face of daunting challenges.

A dozen activists assembled on the dais at the Agustin Pro Human Rights Center in Mexico City, half of them in the white cotton ceremonial dress of the Wixarika people, colorfully embroidered with their sacred plants and animals. One of the activists, inconspicuous in jeans and a T-shirt, was the rock superstar Ruben Albarran of Café Tacvba, arguably one of Mexico’s most beloved performing artists."

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Wixarika leader Santos de la Cruz consults with Ruben Albarran of Café Tacvba in a May 2012 press conference right before Wirikuta Fest. Photo ©Tracy Barnett