The Wixarika People Reject the Indigenous Consultation on the Proposal for the Initiative of the Law for Indigenous and Afromexican Rights
Mr. Adelfo Regino Montes,
Director General of the National Institute
of Indigenous Peoples,
Present.
We, the undersigned—Hilario Romero González (Lawyer), Miguel Angel Hernández González (Engineer), and TEACHER Herlinda Carrillo Díaz—serving respectively as President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Commission for Communal Goods of the Indigenous Community of San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán and its annex Tuxpán, in the municipalities of Mezquitic and Bolaños, Jalisco; Aristides Vásquez Carrillo Supervisory Council member for San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán and its annex Tuxpán de Bolaños; Agustín Carrillo García, Traditional Governor of Wautia San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán; Salvador Chino Chino, Traditional Governor of Kuruxi Manuwe-Tuxpán de Bolaños, Jalisco; Aurelio Díaz Bautista, Auxiliary Judge of San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán; Aurelio Torres Carrillo, President of the Commission for Communal Goods of Santa Catarina Cuexcomatitlán, Gavino Medina Hernández, Traditional Governor of Santa Catarina Cuexcomatitlán; Efrén Jesús Moreno de la Cruz and Paloma Montoya Madera—President and Treasurer, respectively, of the Communal Goods Commission of San Andrés Cohamiata—along with José Minjarez Carrillo, Traditional Governor of San Andrés Cohamiata, and Maurilio Ramírez Aguilar, General Coordinator of the Wixárika Regional Council, respectfully state the following:
Pursuant to the resolution of the joint assembly of the communities of San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán and its annex Tuxpán, Santa Catarina Cuexcomatitlán, and San Andrés Cohamiata—located in the municipalities of Mezquitic and Bolaños, Jalisco—held on September 27, 2026, we are writing to inform you that, at this time, we are unable to participate in the consultation regarding the proposed Initiative on the Law of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples, which is being organized by the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI) and the Federal Secretariat of the Interior. We wish to clarify that, to date, we lack even the most basic information regarding the content, nature, and potential impacts of the proposed lawl; furthermore, at no point has it been explained to us in the Wixárika language in a culturally appropriate manner or with the necessary elements to ensure we fully understand it.
Therefore, in order for our Assemblies of Community Members—the supreme decision-making bodies of the communities we respectively represent—to issue an opinion and make observations regarding the proposed Initiative of Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples,
WE REQUEST:
SOLE REQUEST.—THAT A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME BE DESIGNATED—TO BE DETERMINED BY OUR OWN COMMUNITIES—AND THAT INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS BE ESTABLISHED TO ADEQUATELY INFORM US ABOUT THE PROPOSAL UPON WHICH WE ARE TO BE CONSULTED; AND THAT, ONCE THIS HAS OCCURRED, OUR COMMUNITIES BE CONSULTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED BILL ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS AND AFRO-MEXICAN PEOPLES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES AND PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLES 1 AND 2, SECTION A, SUBSECTION XIII, AND SECTION B, SUBSECTION XV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES, AND ARTICLES 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 15 OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 169.
San Sebastián Teponahuaxtlán, September 27, 2026.
