Eight indigenous towns and two communities added to Mexico City's official registry

Mexico City has officially recognized eight indigenous towns and two indigenous communities by incorporating them into the System for the Registration and Documentation of Original Towns and Resident Indigenous Communities. The Secretariat of Peoples and Indigenous Barrios and Resident Communities announced the inclusion, marking a significant step in acknowledging the ancestral presence within the capital.

The recognized indigenous towns are Santa María Nonoalco in Álvaro Obregón; Santa Úrsula Coapa in Coyoacán; Santiago Atepetlac and Santiago Atzacoalco in Gustavo A. Madero; and Santa Marta Acatitla, Santa María Aztahuacan, Santiago Acahualtepec, and San Andrés Tetepilco, all in Iztapalapa.

According to the official gazette, these towns satisfy the objective and subjective criteria established by the Political Constitution of Mexico City and the Law on the Rights of Original Towns and Resident Indigenous Communities. This legal framework ensures their historical and cultural rights are acknowledged within the urban landscape.

Additionally, two indigenous communities residing in Mexico City have been added to the registry. These are the "Comunidad Triqui de Potrero" from San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, belonging to the Triqui Indigenous People, and the "Comunidad Ndo' Yo Ita, Nunuma" from Santo Tomás Ocotepec, Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, which is part of the Mixtec Indigenous People. Their inclusion further diversifies the recognized indigenous fabric of the city.