TOTEM LATAMAT: VISIT US
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Free to visit the grounds and see Totem Latamat throughout the week. Please see opposite and separate listings for details of the panel discussion on 19th and the ceremony on the 20th.
If you would like to stop for coffee or lunch during your visit, we have two cafes on site; Crichton Central and Easterbrook Bistro.
Experience an Indigenous Mexican response to Climate Change
- 15 November: Totem Latamat to arrive at The Crichton following COP26
- 16 – 19 November: Open access to visit and see Totem Latamat on the grounds of The Crichton
- 19 November, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Crichton Central: A reflection on the journey and COP26 – Panel Discussion – free and all welcome, but booking required (More info on What’s On listing for 19 November)
- 20 November, 11am-12noon, Crichton Memorial Church and Grounds: Totem Latamat ‘Return to Earth’ ceremony – free and all welcome. Please meet in The Crichton Memorial Church.
In Chumatlán, Veracruz, México a 4.5m high totem is carved from a single tree during a ceremony to thank it for giving its life. The head of a man and the wings of an eagle are sculpted into the cedar wood, the chiselled lines imprinting a message that will stretch 9000km from Mexico to London.
“Latamat” means “life” in Tutunakú, and the totem is expressive of Totonac spiritual ideas as they relate to the environment. It emphasises how deeply our existence is interwoven with nature, calls attention to the damage being done to the seas, the land and the air, and insists that we cannot ignore this destruction any longer.
