Dinámicas de la migración tének del Norte de Veracruz hacia el sur de Tamaulipas: Estudio sobre identidades y racismo

Abstract

This article presents the first findings of an investigation about the processes of identity formation and reproduction in the face of structural racism in tenek groups from the north of Veracruz, migrants in the southern metropolitan area of Tamaulipas. The proposal is part of the studies on indigenous migration and racism. The objective of this work is to show the current situation of tenek migrants and the way in which the various racism and classism they experience affect their identity formation. The methodology used is qualitative. The semi-structured interview and the documentary review were applied as research tools. One of the conclusions of the writing is that there is not a single type of racism but several about the tenek indigenous people, in addition the ways in which their identity is affected is heterarchical and depends on the previous social and economic resources that the migrant has in your place of origin.