Belonging and social networks among young people from an indigenous village in Puebla

This article analyzes the characteristics of the digital connections made by the youth of an indigenous village, specifically their digital practices and the contents they share in social networks. These contents are related to local references, and it is argued that they are elements that allow young people to dimension their identities and sense of belonging. The research work followed an ethnographic approach to an indigenous village, and instruments related to the access and uses of digital technologies were applied. As described in the article, smartphones are the main portable devices to connect to the internet and access social networks. Precisely because of their characteristics, they allow young people to make different records of their daily activities and those related to community life. Although these records only involve reactions and interactions in social networks, their contents are latent resources in the processes of social change that are lived by indigenous peoples and that are carried out by the young population.