Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum presented the Palacio Nacional offering on Nov. 1 in a video, dedicating it to Mexico’s Indigenous women ancestors.
- The installation fuses five altars created with the Secretariat of Culture and the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (INPI).
- Traditional elements include marigolds, candles, foods and representative figures, with Sheinbaum noting the cempasúchil is native to Mexico and its petals mark a path for returning spirits.
- Her message honored women who tended the milpa, healed with herbs, told stories and defended their land and dignity.
- This public tribute follows 2025 moves to institutionalize recognition of women, including a new emblem depicting four cultures—Mexica, Maya, Mixtec and Toltec—and a reform establishing 32 emblematic dates in national law.