La Guelaguetza brings more than a thousand Indigenous Oaxaqueños to Hillsboro

La Guelaguetza brings more than a thousand Indigenous Oaxaqueños to Hillsboro

It was a sunny, hot afternoon in Hillsboro’s Shute Park last Saturday. Vendors selling textiles and crafts lined the perimeter, while the smell of smoke and tortillas rose out of food trucks. Some community members sought respite in the shady fringes of the park. Others positioned themselves right in the center with sunglasses and sombreros, umbrellas perched over their folding chairs. And the parade began. Adorned with thick, detailed suit jack…