The highland people whose pine forest weaving tradition, water defender women, and proximity to the capital made them the most urbanized indigenous nation in central Mexico.
Mazahua People — the Jñatjo, the indigenous nation of the high valleys and pine forests of the western State of Mexico and eastern Michoacán whose traditional territory in the shadow of the Nevado de Toluca volcano and the Lerma River headwaters placed them at the center of the water system whose springs, lakes, and aquifers supply both their own milpa cornfields and the insatiable thirst of Mexico City's twenty-two million inhabitants in the most consequential water conflict between an indigenous community and a megalopolis in Latin American history. The Mazahua world — whose women weavers produce in backstrap loom the most vibrantly colored wool textiles in the State of Mexico, the geometric quechquémitl shoulder capes and enredo wrap skirts whose indigo, crimson, and emerald patterns encode Mazahua cosmological and natural symbolism in a textile tradition whose practitioners are simultaneously the community's cultural memory keepers, and whose Mazahua Women's Army of 2004 — the indigenous women who donned military-style dress and took up symbolic arms to blockade the Cutzamala water system infrastructure that drains Mazahua territory to supply Mexico City — became the most photographed act of indigenous environmental resistance in Mexican history, their image traveling the world as the face of the global water justice movement. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that weaving and water legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of indigenous people in Mexico. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse population in Mexico.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt will be made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this product: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
