The Daily Rhythm of Mexican Mennonite Communities by seila montes

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The Daily Rhythm of Mexican Mennonite Communities

Copyright seila montes 2024

Date of Work Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

Updated Feb 2021

Location mexico

Topics Agriculture, Belief, Campeche, Children, Community, Culture, Daily life, Documentary, Durango, Editorial, Environment, Essays, Immigration, Latin America, Lifestyle, Mennonites, Menonitas, Mexico, Minority, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Religion, Spotlight, Still life, Travel, Usa, Visua essay, Visual journal, Woman photographer

In the dusty desert regions of Mexico, 100,000 Mennonites live in secluded stretches of land to maintain their religious autonomy and economic liberty through rural farming, and keep a devout lifestyle.The Mennonite colonies, established with a wave of migration from Canada in 1912, have flourished for nearly 95 years untouched and coexist with local Mexican culture surrounding them. As of late, the Mexican Drug War and severe drought threatens the existing communities way of life. They may have to abandon Mexico for another country all together.
Here is a visual journal of their personal lives.

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