22do Aniversario de Radio XEETCH

22 aniversario de la estación de radio XEETCH

Etchojoa, Sonora

La estación de radio indígena celebra 22 años

Etchojoa, Sonora

La estación de radio indígena XEETCH, la “Voz de los Tres Ríos” en Etchojoa, Sonora, celebró su 22º aniversario durante el fin de semana del 17 al 18 de febrero de 2018.

XEETCH transmite música e información en cuatro idiomas: Yaqui, Mayo, Guarijio y Español, a una región que incluye el sur de Sonora, el norte de Sinaloa y el oeste de Chihuahua.

El evento anual se ha convertido en una de las mayores reuniones indígenas de la región, con más de 20,000 asistentes al aniversario del año pasado. Y por lo que parece, este año hubo aún más asistentes y participantes.

A partir de diciembre, los terrenos del campus de XEETCH se convirtieron en un gran lugar de celebración, con estructuras tradicionales de madera y paja ocupadas por vendedores de arte y artesanías, autores, curanderos, artefactos religiosos, bailarines, cocinas tradicionales y estructuras donde los miembros de diversos grupos indígenas reunidos.

Dado que el evento fue durante la Cuaresma, muchos de los participantes vestían ropas tradicionales y máscaras de Fariseos, una tradición de Cuaresma de los Mayos y Yaquis. También hubo bailarinas tradicionales de pascola y venado, mujeres en hermosos vestidos tradicionales y otros ejemplos de vestimenta tradicional y danza.

Para quienes estén interesados en una experiencia cultural y de aprendizaje de primera mano con los pueblos indígenas y las culturas de Sonora, México, el aniversario anual de XEETCH ofrece una oportunidad maravillosa para una inmersión cultural enriquecedora.

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Indigenous Radio Station Celebrates 22 Years

Etchojoa, Sonora

Indigenous radio station XEETCH, the “Voice of the Three Rivers” in Etchojoa, Sonora, celebrated its 22nd anniversary over the weekend of February 17 – 18, 2018.

XEETCH transmits music and information in four languages – Yaqui, Mayo, Guarijio and Spanish – to a region that includes Southern Sonora, Northern Sinaloa and Western Chihuahua.

The annual event has become one of the biggest indigenous gatherings of the region, with more than 20,000 attending last year’s anniversary. And from the looks of it, this year there were even more attendees and participants.

Starting in December, the grounds of the XEETCH campus were converted to a large celebration venue, with traditional wood-and-thatch structures occupied by vendors of art and crafts, authors, healers, religious artifacts, dancers, traditional food kitchens and structures where members of various indigenous groups gathered.

Since the event was during Lent, many of the participants wore traditional clothing and masks of Fariseos, a Lenten season tradition of the Mayo and Yaqui peoples. There were also traditional pascola and deer dancers, women in beautiful traditional dresses and other examples of traditional clothing and dance.

For those who are interested in a first-hand cultural and learning experience with the indigenous people and cultures of Sonora, Mexico, the annual XEETCH anniversary offers a wonderful opportunity for a rich cultural immersion.

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Indigenous Radio XEETCH in Etchojoa, Sonora

Radio Indigena XEETCH 700 am

Carretera Navojoa-Huatabampo km 27
C.P. 85280
Etchojoa, Sonora, Mexico
+52 (647) 425 0043

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XEETCH – The Voice of the Three Rivers

Radio XEETCH, 700am in Etchojoa, Sonora, is a member of the System of Indigenous Cultural Broadcasters (SRCI). It is supported by the CDI, the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples.

The SRCI is a network of community radio stations that serve sectors of the nation’s indigenous peoples, with a mission to promote the multicultural nature of Mexico through the promotion of the country’s 31 indigenous languages.

XEETCH was established on February 19, 1996. It broadcasts in the languages of Spanish, Guarijo, Yaqui and Mayo to the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua, and is the only indigenous community radio station in the SRCI network in the state of Sonora.

The principal goal of radio XEETCH is to “promote, rescue and revitalize the strengthening, preservation and dissemination of cultural expressions that give identity to indigenous peoples.”

The station has a Consultative Council composed of six members from each ethnic group, chosen according to the customs and customs of each community, with the aim of forging inter-community ties between the indigenous groups – the Mayo (or yoreme, the people) of Sonora and Sinaloa, the Yaqui (or yoreme), and the Guarijío (or warihó in Chihuahua and macurawe in Sonora).

The main function of the Council is to review, propose and adapt programming content according to consultations that are constantly carried out in the indigenous communities, and which deal with the needs and problems of each one of them.

The Council also works to strengthen ties with other regional indigenous groups, namely the Pima, the Tarahumara and between the migrants of the coast of Hermosillo and of the valleys of Sinaloa.

To accomplish those goals, the Voice of Three Rivers broadcasts community-based news and information, has call-in talk shows, airs information about public programs related to health, education, assistance, human rights and other topics. It also plays traditional indigenous music.

Radio station XEETCH has a group of indigenous correspondents who volunteer to conduct interviews and collect sound recordings in their communities. The volunteers also translate radio content into their language, host bilingual programs and receive feedback from their audience. The sound materials acquired by the correspondents give variety and richness to the station’s programming and help to preserve historical and cultural aspects of their indigenous heritage.

This radio broadcasting station is an important local and regional cultural resource, especially in promoting the languages, music and traditions of the three indigenous groups in the region of the “three rivers” – the River Mayo, The River Yaqui and the River Fuerte.