摘要：As a result of recent processes of decentralization, empowerment and heritage return, together with community museology, recently it has been praised the participation of Latin American indigenous communities in the heritage configuration and protection. However, the history of the relationship between indigenous communities and cultural institutions concerning heritage management comes from a long tradition. The aim of this article is to analyze, through exploration reports from some of the most renowned experts in Mexican indigenismo, the relationships that were established throughout 20th Century in the state of Oaxaca between cultural institutions and municipalities on heritage protection.
