In Mexico, a new generation of young indigenous women are using art to fight racism and celebrate their native identity. Changiz M Varzi met three of them.
For Norma Martínez Martínez the turning point came on 1 November 2013. Returning to Chicontepec, her ancestral Nahua village in the Mexican state of Veracruz, she had adorned the altar in her parents’ house with flowers, candles and bread for the Day of the Dead feast. Wearing the traditional dress of the Nahua people, decorated with colourful embroidery, she took photos with her family in front of the altar. She, like millions of Mexicans, was excited about the ceremony and posted the photos on social media. What she did not expect were the racist comments that followed.
