Figure 1.-- The Mennonites in Mexico persued their agricultural activities when they arrived in Mexico during the 1920s. One of these activities was producing cheese. |
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We have limited information about minority groups in Mexico at this times. The principal minority groups are Infian communitirs lovated throughout the country. This is a bit different than the United States where Native Ameican groups are a very small part of the population. Native Americans in fact make up a major part of the Mexivan population in that most Mexicans have both Spanish and Native American ancestors. The Indian minorities are generally pure blood individuals living in communities that are culturally destinct from the overall Mexican national culture. Many of these Native American cultures still spean indigenous languages. Many lived on ejidos, communal organizations created during the Revolution. The ejidos have declined in recent years as a result of poor management and Government market reforms. Native American groups in Oaxaca have staged a rebellion from the authority of the national Government. A much smaller minority group is the Mennonites in Chihuahua.
The principal minority groups are Infian communitirs lovated throughout the country. Mexicans use the term indios or indigennas. There are many different tribes in Mexico. The only tribe which HBC has worked on at this time is the Aztecs which dominated central Mexico at the time of the Conquest. Native Americans are a bit different than the United States where Native Ameican groups are a very small part of the population. Native Americans in fact make up a major part of the Mexivan population in that most Mexicans have both Spanish and Native American ancestors. The Indian minorities are generally pure blood individuals living in communities that are culturally destinct from the overall Mexican national culture. Many of these Native American cultures still spean indigenous languages. Many lived on ejidos, communal organizations created during the Revolution. The ejidos have declined in recent years as a result of poor management and Government market reforms. Native American groups in Oaxaca have staged a rebellion from the authority of the national Government.
A much smaller minority group is the Mennonites in Chihuahua. The Mexicam Mennonites date from the 1920s an came from Canada. Canadian Mennonites between 1922-26 moved to Mexico. About 6,000 Mennonites came from Old Colony. Another 500 came from Sommerfelder. They moved to the San Antonio valley, about 500 km south of El Paso, Texas. A second Meican Mennonite community was founded in In 1924 further south than the first settlement. The Mennonites were farmers and brought their agricultural traditions to Mexico. One activity not well developed in Mexico is cheese. Most cheese produced in Mexico and the rest of Latin America is poor quality. The Mennonites are noted in Mexico for making cheese.
The Mennonite community in Mexico today operates a seniors home, a home for disabled persons, and a rehabilitation
center for alcoholics, plus a range of other social services. The Mexican Mennonites have aided both indigenous and Mexican people with disaster relief activities. They have also organized a Christian businessmen’s group and founded a credit union. The Mennonites also persue mission efforts among Mexico's largely Roman Catholic population.with indigenous and Mexican people.
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