2025 Narrm Orator

Marisol Culej Culej

Mayan cultural knowledge educator

Marisol Culej is originally from the municipality of Huixtán, an Indigenous community in Chiapas. A Tsotsil speaker, she has actively participated in the defence of women's human rights.

She is currently a member of the collective Antsetik Ts'unun (Hummingbird Women), where she facilitates self-care and collective healing workshops in communities across the Highlands, Coast, and Northern regions of Chiapas. One of her key workshops is titled "Our Body as Our First Territory in the Struggle for Liberation."

Marisol has been a popular education teacher in San Cristóbal and is a Tsotsil teacher for those who want to learn about Mayan culture.

She has been a speaker at both national and international forums. Her presentations include talks at Tecnologico de Monterrey on State of Mexico and Mexico City campuses, CLACSO Mexico’s forum "Autonomies, Territories, and Indigenous Peoples," and Chile’s "Our Future is Public" forum, where water rights were discussed. Recently, she was invited to Peru and Colombia to engage in dialogue with other Indigenous peoples on their worldviews and the collective development of strategies to strengthen their languages.

Throughout her journey, she has continued to strengthen her heart and her commitment to building a more just way of life.