Ruben A Tlakatekatl
@tlakatekatl.bsky.social
Indigenous Chicano, Coahuiltecan, historian 🗃️, & co-host of the Tales From Aztlantis podcast. Crush ICE & Chinga la migra!
Rewatching for clues that might help explain the current moment.
September 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Rewatching for clues that might help explain the current moment.
I copped this 7in by Brujería recently, and all I can say is - synchrocity?! Tis a good day to crank it up. #Mexican #DeathMetal #Grindcore
September 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I copped this 7in by Brujería recently, and all I can say is - synchrocity?! Tis a good day to crank it up. #Mexican #DeathMetal #Grindcore
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#OTD 9-5-1964 🪦
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn dies at age 74. Flynn was an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), a founding member of the American Civil Liberties #Union, & an #activist for women’s rights, birth control, & women’s #suffrage.
#CHICANOLOGY✊🏾
#LATINSKY ✌🏾✌🏿✌🏼
#UNION 💪🏻💪🏿💪🏽
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn dies at age 74. Flynn was an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), a founding member of the American Civil Liberties #Union, & an #activist for women’s rights, birth control, & women’s #suffrage.
#CHICANOLOGY✊🏾
#LATINSKY ✌🏾✌🏿✌🏼
#UNION 💪🏻💪🏿💪🏽
September 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
Good one!
Episode 85: Kurly's Latinx Adventure - What happens when you invite Kurly Tlapoyawa to give the keynote address at a Latinx conference? Let's find out! www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/epis...
Episode 85: Kurly's Latinx Adventure! - Tales From Aztlantis
What happens when you invite Kurly Tlapoyawa to give the keynote address at a Latinx conference? Let's find out!
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September 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Good one!
Graham Greene, one of my favorites actors. Walk with the ancestors, sir!
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Graham Greene, one of my favorites actors. Walk with the ancestors, sir!
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Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters | "55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day." -Bill Gallegos www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters
55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day.
www.thenation.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Why the Chicano Moratorium Still Matters | "55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day." -Bill Gallegos www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Chicano Heritage Month: Day 29 | George Rodriguez, Picture, National Chicano Moratorium, 1970.
Never Forget!
Never Forget!
August 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 29 | George Rodriguez, Picture, National Chicano Moratorium, 1970.
Never Forget!
Never Forget!
Never forget the Chicano Moratorium!
Chinga la chota!
Ruben Salazar - Presente!
Chinga la chota!
Ruben Salazar - Presente!
Dispatch: The Chicano Moratorium - Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. In Chicanolandia, this day is marked by commemorations and remembrances. This episode is our humble contribution. Ruben Salazar - Presente! www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/epis...
Dispatch: The Chicano Moratorium! - Tales From Aztlantis
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium March, a movement of Chicano anti-war activists that built a broad-based coalition of Mexican-American groups to organize opposition to the V...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Never forget the Chicano Moratorium!
Chinga la chota!
Ruben Salazar - Presente!
Chinga la chota!
Ruben Salazar - Presente!
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August 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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It's been a while since our last post, but we're still here. Also, it's still...
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 26 | Manuel Unzueta, Campesinos, Ortega Park, Santa Barbara, California, 1979.
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 26 | Manuel Unzueta, Campesinos, Ortega Park, Santa Barbara, California, 1979.
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It's been a while since our last post, but we're still here. Also, it's still...
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 26 | Manuel Unzueta, Campesinos, Ortega Park, Santa Barbara, California, 1979.
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 26 | Manuel Unzueta, Campesinos, Ortega Park, Santa Barbara, California, 1979.
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Episode 84: Big Archaeology | Is wokeness destroying archaeology? Is chattel slavery a bad thing? How much does "Big Archaeology" pay, anyway? This and more as we are joined by Dr. Ken Feder to discuss his new book, Native America: The Story of the First Peoples. www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/epis...
Episode 84: Big Archaeology w/ Dr. Ken Feder! - Tales From Aztlantis
Is wokeness destroying the discipline of archaeology? Is chattel slavery a bad thing? And just how much does "Big Archaeology" pay, anyway? We break it all down as we are joined by Dr. Ken Feder to di...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Episode 84: Big Archaeology | Is wokeness destroying archaeology? Is chattel slavery a bad thing? How much does "Big Archaeology" pay, anyway? This and more as we are joined by Dr. Ken Feder to discuss his new book, Native America: The Story of the First Peoples. www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/epis...
Message to the fash - Come and take it!
August 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Message to the fash - Come and take it!
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Chicano Heritage Month: Day 13 | Linda Zamora Lucero, América, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1986.
August 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 13 | Linda Zamora Lucero, América, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1986.
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NEW MUSIC! “PRETEND YOU REMEMBER ME” is dedicated to the all the immigrant families living in fear and torn apart by this racist administration, and to everyone who refuses to stay silent and stands up against ICE and the rising tide of American fascism.
Streaming EVERYWHERE now. Check it out!
Streaming EVERYWHERE now. Check it out!
August 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NEW MUSIC! “PRETEND YOU REMEMBER ME” is dedicated to the all the immigrant families living in fear and torn apart by this racist administration, and to everyone who refuses to stay silent and stands up against ICE and the rising tide of American fascism.
Streaming EVERYWHERE now. Check it out!
Streaming EVERYWHERE now. Check it out!
August 12 (1521) - Never Forget!
Chicano Heritage Month: August 12 - Last Day of Mexica Sovereignty | The article, "The struggles of August" by Ilwixochitl is an early piece laying the framework for what will eventually become Chicano Heritage Month (In Kuauhtlahtoa: Journal of Native Resistance, Mexika Eagle Society, early 2000s).
August 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
August 12 (1521) - Never Forget!
Love this!
August 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Love this!
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Chicanos can't catch a break: Willy Chavarría’s Oaxaca-inspired huaraches stoke controversy | When Chicano fashion designer Willy Chavarría first devised his latest shoe drop — Mexican huaraches — he meant to honor his roots. Instead, it seems he stepped on some toes. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Willy Chavarría’s Oaxaca-inspired huaraches stoke controversy
Chicano designer Willy Chavarría took a big leap with his new Oaxaca-inspired huarache sneaker collection for Adidas. He stepped on some toes in the process.
www.latimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Chicanos can't catch a break: Willy Chavarría’s Oaxaca-inspired huaraches stoke controversy | When Chicano fashion designer Willy Chavarría first devised his latest shoe drop — Mexican huaraches — he meant to honor his roots. Instead, it seems he stepped on some toes. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
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Chicano Heritage Month: Day 8 | Alicia DeOlivera Cardenas, Untitled Mural, for Crush Walls, Denver, 2020.
August 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 8 | Alicia DeOlivera Cardenas, Untitled Mural, for Crush Walls, Denver, 2020.
Local DFW Metroplex author - and friend, Richard J. Gonzales, has a recent piece in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about El Alacran - an old Chicano paper from the 70s that was recently resurrected by the UTA Center For Mexican American Studies. Que viva La Causa! Chicano Power!
This newsletter has a long history of reflecting Chicano voices at UT Arlington | 1972 - “Newspaper ‘Stings’ Readers, Association of Mexican American Students publishes ‘El Alacran.’” #Chicano #Chicana #Chicanx #Culture #History #Resistance www.star-telegram.com/news/local/a...
This newsletter has a long history of reflecting Chicano voices at UT Arlington
El Alacran (The Scorpion) had a mission to ‘sting’ UTA readers with provocative news and views.
www.star-telegram.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Local DFW Metroplex author - and friend, Richard J. Gonzales, has a recent piece in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about El Alacran - an old Chicano paper from the 70s that was recently resurrected by the UTA Center For Mexican American Studies. Que viva La Causa! Chicano Power!
Chinga tu Safari! www.wfaa.com/article/news...
Dallas real estate executive killed by buffalo during South African hunting safari
Asher Watkins died after he was attacked by a buffalo while on a hunting safari in South Africa, Coenraad Vermaak Safaris said in a statement.
www.wfaa.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Chinga tu Safari! www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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Episode 83: The White Natives of Appalachia? | In this episode, we take a closer look at the fascinating and bizarre world of the white Appalachian "Indigenous Mountaineers" a self-indigenized group of settler-colonial descendants. www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/epis...
Episode 83: The White Natives of Appalachia? - Tales From Aztlantis
Today, we’re tackling a really fascinating and, frankly, provocative topic. We’re going to be talking about an article by Stephen Pearson titled “Indigenizing Settlers: The White Appalachian Self and ...
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August 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Episode 83: The White Natives of Appalachia? | In this episode, we take a closer look at the fascinating and bizarre world of the white Appalachian "Indigenous Mountaineers" a self-indigenized group of settler-colonial descendants. www.buzzsprout.com/1720405/epis...
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Chicano Heritage Month: Day 5 | East Los Streetscapers (Wayne Healy & David Botello), La Familia Mural, part of Chicano Time Trip, Lincoln Heights - East Los Angeles, 1977.
August 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 5 | East Los Streetscapers (Wayne Healy & David Botello), La Familia Mural, part of Chicano Time Trip, Lincoln Heights - East Los Angeles, 1977.
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Chicano Heritage Month: Day 2 | El Centro de La Raza Mural, University of Washington, 1970s, artist(s) unknown.
August 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Chicano Heritage Month: Day 2 | El Centro de La Raza Mural, University of Washington, 1970s, artist(s) unknown.
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Chicano punk icons keep on rocking for new generations | Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers, who perform as Juanita y Juan, helped shape L.A. punk in its early years. In the storied history of the Los Angeles punk scene, Chicanos were, and remain, permanent fixtures. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Chicano punk icons Juanita y Juan keep on rocking for new generations
Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers, who perform as Juanita y Juan, helped shape L.A. punk in its early years. We asked the duo about introducing punk to kids, as well as their 2025 album, 'Jungle Cruise.'
www.latimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Chicano punk icons keep on rocking for new generations | Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers, who perform as Juanita y Juan, helped shape L.A. punk in its early years. In the storied history of the Los Angeles punk scene, Chicanos were, and remain, permanent fixtures. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...