Featured in “Entre el Sur y el Norte” Textbook
March 29, 2023
We are proud to share that our chapter on our family’s music was published in a groundbreaking anthology called Entre el Sur y el Norte:
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Creative Director & Digital Strategist
Celebrating 20 years of Digital Resistance
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My work sits at the intersection of culture, community, environment, arts, and the digital world. I specifically focus on decolonization, rematriation, social & environmental justice, and digital resistance. I am the founder of Xica Media networks and have been actively involved in local and international collaborations that harness creativity and digital power towards liberation and positive social change since 2002.
More information about my background can be found on the About page.
I currently curate my web and tech portfolio at XicaMedia.com.
I also write about my digital journeys on the Blog at XicaMedia.com.
I have extensive experience in:
- website design
- branding
- digital storytelling
- immersive design
- multilingual websites
- digital strategies for communities in crisis
- decolonizing communications
- tactical media & creative resistance
- digital firekeeping
- digital teams
- organizational & operational communications workflows
- platicas & community conversations
- podcasts
Also see: Consultations | Speaking Engagements | Digital Art
Artist & Producer at Yacatsol Records
Celebrating 71k+ plays on Soundcloud as of Spring 2023!
As an artist, Yacatsol mixes of Cumbia, Cantos, and Bruja Pop to create border-crossing, decolonize-your-ear, time-bending music.
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Nahuatl / Spanish / English Lullabies
Medicine Songs to the
Four Directions
La Cultura Nos Cura
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As a producer, through Yacatsol Records I produce other musical projects rooted in our culture and featuring ancient instrumentation from so-called Mesoamerica.
Yetlanezi
Uniting the ceremonial past with the digital future. Bringing the sounds of the Earth to the virtual world.
13Rabbit
Indigenous instrumentation from Mexico + futuristic digital fusions.
Hoodwinked in the Hothouse
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Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation
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Calling Back Our Womb
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Multidisciplinary Artist
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I Love Drawing & Painting Nature
April 5, 2023
I flow between two illustration styles when it comes to depicting elements of nature in my art. I can create detailed, dimensional, technical illustrations of
One Land, Una Tierra
January 12, 2019
My official submission to the One Land One People / Una Tierra Un Pueblo project in support of NO BORDERS and indigenous unity across the
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Photographer & Model
Visual Storyteller
I love photographing nature in it’s different forms. I enjoy nature photography, macrophotography, and self-portraiture. I currently share my photographic work on my Instagram but will be documenting my journey with more intention in my blog.
I will soon be launching my official online store for limited edition prints and signed pieces. Be sure to subscribe for updates.
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Featured in “Entre el Sur y el Norte” Textbook
March 29, 2023
We are proud to share that our chapter on our family’s music was published in a groundbreaking anthology called Entre el Sur y el Norte:
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Xicana birth stories continue on Calling Back Our Womb podcast
April 29, 2019
Calling Back Our Womb is a sister site of Xica Nation and recently featured a series of Xicana birth stories by Laura Yohualtlahuiz Rios-Ramirez, a Mexican-born
9/4/18 Xica Media on Nuestra Palabra: KPFT Houston 90.1
September 3, 2018
Xica Media’s Iris Rodriguez and Laura Varela will visit with Nuestra Palabra : Latino Writers Having Our Say, Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 6pm on
Calling Back Our Womb podcast on the attack of pregnant Central American mothers in detention
July 28, 2018
Calling Back Our Womb is a new sister network of Xicana Chronicles that produces a podcast series that centers indigenous experiences and knowledge. Via Calling
Calling Back Our Womb: Centering indigenous birth experiences and knowledge (podcast)
July 7, 2018
Once upon a time there was a dream that brought together two indigenous women from across the continent. They shared a common vision and through prayer and faith, they began to weave.