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Yoreme Mayo cultural promoter Antolín Vázquez Valenzuela shared reflections on the importance of preserving the memory, traditions, and ceremonial life of the Indigenous peoples of Sonora, highlighting the value of festivals, dances, and rituals as fundamental elements of Yoreme identity.

Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny, an anthropologist and researcher at the INAH Sonora Center, shared insights regarding the celebration of Saint John the Baptist among the indigenous peoples of Sonora, highlighting the profound connection between this festival, water, rain, and the cultural memory of indigenous communities.

Anthropologist and Researcher at the INAH Sonora Center, Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny, shares details about one of the most representative ceremonies of the Makurawe people, the Tuguri, an ancestral tradition that symbolizes the origin of the world and the harmonious relationship between indigenous communities and nature, through songs, dances and community rituals that have been preserved for generations.

Mission Kateri was part of the First Meeting of Pimas Leaders held in the Municipality of Ónavas, Sonora, from March 7 to 9, 2025, within this framework, we had the opportunity to discuss the event's objectives with INAH researcher and great collaborator of this association, Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny.