Nación Comcaac

The Comcaac Nation, also known as the Seri people, is an indigenous group from Mexico that resides in the state of Sonora. In their native language, Comcaac means "the people."

Los Comcaác siempre han sido un pueblo nómada, ligado ancestralmente al desierto. Actualmente, las dos comunidades donde habitan se llaman Punta Chueca, en el municipio de Hermosillo, ubicada a 150 kilómetros de la capital del estado de Sonora y a 420 kilómetros de la ciudad fronteriza con Estados Unidos, Heroica Nogales. 

The Comcaac Nation, historically linked to the Sonora Desert territory, currently lives at the crossroads between the development of hunting tourism and the ongoing dispossession and defense of their natural resources.

The imposition of territorial claims by large capital interests has caused a rupture in the social and cultural fabric of the community.

The Comcaac territory lacks essential services such as health centers, schools, and basic infrastructure, primarily water and drainage.

Han sido  despojados de sus bienes comunales de manera progresiva, desde el agua, los recursos mineros, la tierra comunal. Todo esto dentro una lógica de desarrollo a nivel federal que no los toma en cuenta en la generación de políticas públicas, ni están dentro de sus prioridades institucionales. 

The way they resist and preserve their ancestral wisdom is through their songs, which have been passed down through generations. 

Hunting practices have led to changes in their life strategies and community work.

For the Comcaac Nation, it has been a challenge to maintain their vision of conserving common resources and defending life against the extractivist practices of hunting tourism, illegal mining concessions, and the threats posed by organized crime. Additionally, the state’s abandonment has marginalized them for years, offering no protection.

Finally, government support for hunting and extractive tourism activities within the Comcaac territory aims to maintain their precarious conditions, provoke internal contradictions, deepen their vulnerability, dispossess them of their land, and impose foreign religions and ways of life.

Despite all of this, the community continues to resist and preserve its identity through ancestral knowledge. Women play a leading role in defending natural resources and fighting for gender equality in future generations.