Overview
- The federal Secretariat of Culture organized the event with the Mexico City government and the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples.
- A staged poem brought together songs, verses and dances performed by children and adolescents from 26 states.
- For the first time, indigenous children began the procession by exiting Palacio Nacional through the Puerta Mariana, a gesture officials said signaled openness to cultural diversity.
- Community ensembles supported the program, including groups from the National System for Musical Development, Faros, Utopías, PILARES and the Cuicallis Casas de Canto, with the Banda Tradicional de Mujeres Indígenas featured.
- Reports varied on participation totals, with La Jornada citing about 1,200 performers and El Heraldo reporting more than 1,500.