HANDICRAFTS, INVASIONS AND MIGRATIONS

Abstract

This research is focused on the migratory movements that have characterized Simojovel de Allende, Chiapas. Both indigenous Tsotsil communities as well as mestizos from different municipalities live in Simojovel, which is a town that has had multiple migratory movements due to different reasons. For example, economical struggle that has led to poverty, the lack of opportunities; the political situation, religious and ethnic persecutions, insecurity and the communitarian division between zapatistas and non-zapatistas. There are also cultural factors that have caused migration in Simojovel such as tradition, generational gaps, young people’s interests for new types of work and ways of living. Simojovel has been characterized by its coffee, tobacco and amber, but also by its migratory activity.

Keywords

• Amber
• Chiapas
• displacement
• crafts
• Simojovel