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 Travel & Outdoors | April 2007 
Tateikie Huichol Festival in Tequila, Jalisco
 PVNN
| | CDI representative, Engineer Guadalupe Flores, talked about the importance of both private and public institutions supporting the indigenous communities in the State of Jalisco. | 
| | Admission to the arts and crafts exhibition area, where visitors could purchase Huichol goods directly from the artisans, was free. | 
| | The exhibition area inside the Casa Cuervo installations. In the center we can see the RIRIKI, which is a ceremonial center that symbolizes the center of the WIXARIKA TATEIKIE and positioned at the Cardinal points are the 4 stands that represent different Huichol communities with their own particular art. | 
| | At the exhibit's opening, Alfredo Carrillo welcomed Jalisco authorities in the name of the TATEIKIE indigenous community. Federal Deputy Elda Gomez Lugo and Local Deputy Hugo Gaeta extended their commitment and promised to support Huichol indigenous communities. | 
| | In front of the Municipal Hall of Tequila Jalisco, the music of WIXARIKA Mariachi Band, The Carrillo Brothers, inticed the general public to come see the art exhibition. | 
| | On Sunday, April 15th, TATEIKIE artists sang the Mexico National Anthem in their WIXARIKA dialect at the 477th anniversary of the town of Tequila, Jalisco. |
The Wixaritari Huichol festival, which took place at the well-known Casa Cuervo in Tequila, Jalisco from April 13th-15th was a huge success, showcasing the amazingly rich culture, color and texture of this indigenous community.
Attending the opening were various Jalisco state political authorities who called on other governors, as well as private and public institutions, to help support the indigenous communities in our state.
Young Wixarika Alfredo Carrillo conducted the opening ceremony and invited all attendees to learn more about the TATEIKIE Ecotourism Project, which the Huichol common assembly authorized the development of in 2004 to increase public awareness of the cultural and artistic life of the Wixaritari, while creating jobs in the Huichol community.
The Huichol artists from San Andres Cohamiata, which is the largest Huichol Municipality, had the opportunity to offer their wonderfully adorned arts and crafts for the enjoyment and purchase of the public.
Guests also had the opportunity to chat with the artists so that they could gain a deeper understanding of the Huicholes sacred symbolism, which is rather complex and central to their art and religious ceremonies.
Their arts and crafts stands were organized at Casa Cuervo in a way that each of the four stands would represent the four Cardinal points, the four elements and each one of them representing a different community.
The Huichol municipal authorities were also there to share diverse information of how their communities are organized in the far away corners of the Sierra Madre Mountains, where most of all Huichol communities are based.
To make this celebration even better, Huichol musicians played their indigenous handmade violin and guitar, instruments called Raweri and Canari. Huichol governors of diverse communities also exchanged vows to welcome the new Huichol governors, in a beautiful ceremony full of music, magic and tradition.
Tateikie en Tequila, Jalisco
PVNN
El pasado día Viernes 13 de Abril del presente año tuvo verificativo la Inauguración del Festival Indígena Wixaritari en Tequila Jalisco, Sede Casa Cuervo. El área de exposición fue en Casa Ramos dentro de las instalaciones de Mundo Cuervo, los Anfitriones, el Diputado Federal Gustavo Macias Zambrano y el Presidente Municipal Guillermo Cordero García dieron la bienvenida e hicieron la invitación para que los presidentes municipales de la Zona Valles vinieran a visitar la exposición de arte wixarika durante los días 13, 14 y 15 de Abril.
El Joven Wixarika Alfredo Carrillo Salvador llevo la conducción del evento e invito a los asistentes a conocer el proyecto eculturistico de tateikie, asi como a conocer mas de la cultura wixarika, cedió la palabra al Sr. Juan Carrillo Bonilla quien es el coordinador de los artesanos de Tateikie, quien agradecio a los anfitriones del evento las facilidades para realizar esta exposición.
Los artistas de San Andrés Cohamiata pudieron ofrecer su arte que los caracteriza, desde artículos de uso religioso como lo son tablas de estambre, jícaras, muwieris hasta artículos de decoración personal como collares, morrales, pulceras, etc. Destaco la presencia de los Presidentes municipales de la región quienes dialogaron con los artistas wixarikas e hicieron la invitación para que visiten sus municipios.
Durante la inauguración participaron los músicos del mariachi wixarika “los Hermanos Carrillo” amenizando con alegres dianas y piezas musicales, también la música tradicional tuvo presencia a través de los músicos tradicionales que interpretaron piezas musicales con los instrumentos tradicionales “Raweri” y “Canari” al finalizar la inauguración se represento la fiesta de cambio de varas que es la trasmisión del gobierno tradicional que particularmente llevan a cabo la comunidad Wixarika.
Durante la ceremonia podemos observar la danza y la entrega de los anteriores gobernantes, así como la investidura de los nuevos gobernantes a través de coloridos regalos a los nuevos gobernantes. Esta oportunidad de presenciar es única y valiosa ya que el pueblo wixarika es un celoso conservador de sus tradiciones y esta apertura es sin duda un gesto de un nuevo entendimiento con los pueblos indígenas.
Destaco la presencia de la Directora de Promoción y Comercialización de la Secretaria de Turismo la Lic. María Plascencia Pérez. Representando a la Secretaria de Cultura del gobierno del Estado, el Lic. Ignacio Bonilla Director de Culturas Populares, así como también el Ing. Francisco Trujillo de la Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano, quienes se manifestaron comprometidos a trabajar por las comunidades Indígenas. |
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