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Juan José García

Así es mi Tierra/My Homeland Is Like This
(1996, 24 min. Documentary) MEXICO
Producer: Juan José Garcia Ortiz (Zapotec)
Director: Juan José García Ortiz (Zapotec)
Produced by: Comunalidad A.C. Xeglo; La Voz de la Sierra
In Mixe and Spanish with English subtitles.

Traditional healers from San Cristobal Chichicaxtepec, Oaxaca, explain their approach to healing and demonstrate a variety of remedies for illnesses.

Image credit: Juan José García - Photograph by Amalia Cordova, NMAI

Juan José García Ortiz

Mapping Mexican Media: Indigenous and Community Video and Radio

Video México Indígena/Video Native Mexico

1997 Native American Film and Video Festival

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