P'urhépecha
Lands
Michoacán, Mexico: the Meseta P'urhépecha, Lake Pátzcuaro, the Ciénega de Zacapu and the Cañada de los Once Pueblos
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Governance
Each of the four P'urhépecha sub-regions has its own way of electing civil and communal authorities and Consejos Mayores, by custom and without political parties.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XEPUR La Voz de los Purépechas (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Every February 2, the INPI station La Voz de los P'urhépechas in Cherán launches a new program schedule to welcome the P'urhépecha New Year.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XEPUR La Voz de los Purépechas (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Achievement
Pirekua, the traditional song of P'urhépecha communities in Michoacán, was added to UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010.
As of 2010 Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Pirekua, traditional song of the P’urhépecha (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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