Federal Law for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples and Communities

The Federal Law for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples and Communities (Spanish: Ley Federal de Protección del Patrimonio Cultural de los Pueblos y Comunidades Indígenas y Afromexicanas) is a federal law in Mexico which protects the cultural heritage of Indigenous Mexicans and Afro-Mexicans and aims to curtail appropriation of Afro-Mexican and Indigenous cultures. The law was enacted on January 17, 2022.

History Since the law has been enacted, Indigenous artisans in Mexico have brought complaints against corporations for appropriating traditional Indigenous designs. In 2022, Indigenous Oaxacan artists, including Mixtec artists, accused the US corporations J. Marie Collections and Tuckernuck of appropriating traditional Oaxacan huipil designs.

See also Cultural appropriation Indian arts and crafts laws Cherokee Nation Truth in Advertising for Native Art Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 Indigenous intellectual property Pretendian Visual arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

References

External links Innovations in Protecting Art and Design: Placing Mexico’s recent ban on cultural appropriation in greater context, Center for Art Law The Federal Law for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples and Communities (published in the Official Journal of the Federation on January 17, 2022), Mexico, World Intellectual Property Organization