Film Screening with Director Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians

This recently-released documentary (120 mins. Spanish/English) tells the story of the Wixarika or Huicholes people – one of the most intact precolonial groups remaining in the Americas – and their struggle against both the Mexican government and the multinational mining corporations to preserve Wirikuta, their sacred lands, against mineral extraction.

This film highlights the global debate pitting ancient cultural values, the exploration of nature, and the inevitable development of the peoples against promises from the multinationals to create jobs and wealth for the people without contamination.

The mining is seen by the Wixarika and their supporters as a menace to the delicate biodiversity of this unique ecosystem, liested by the UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site, and a very real threat to their spiritual traditions and culture.

Please note film director Hernan Vichez will be accompanied by two Huichol Shamans in the film for a Q&A following each session.

Admission to the film is free with museum admission.