Mythical Wixarika Hydrology

The main objective of this article is to explain how the Wixaritari (or Huichol, singular Wixarika), an Indigenous group from western Mexico, understand the main rivers of their territory through mythology. At the same time, our exploration will serve to illustrate how the white man, the "mestizo" or teiwari—as the Wixaritari call non-Indigenous people—has left his mark on the collective memory of this Amerindian society. Furthermore, we will observe how modern interventions in the environment—in this case, hydroelectric dams—are reflected in their traditions, their adaptation to new contexts, and the development of a political or "cosmopolitical" discourse, as Isabelle Stengers would call it.

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