Codex Delilah: Six Deer a Journey from Mechica to Chicana - Panel 1

Codex Delilah: Six Deer a Journey from Mechica to Chicana. Conceived and illustrated by Delilah Montoya. Text by Cecilio Garcia~Camarillo. Voice over by Monica Sanchez.
Delilah Montoya’s contemporary codex (book-form manuscript) tells the story of Six Deer, an Indigenous girl, whose journey brings her in contact with heroines of Mexican and Chicana history, including Llora-Llora-Malinche, a combination of Malinche and La Llorona. Popular in Mexican folklore, La Llorona was abandoned by her husband and drowned her children in desperation. Both Malinche and La Llorona are symbols of betrayal. Six Deer later encounters renowned women like Sor Juana, Adelita, and Old Crow Woman. Throughout the Codex, time is marked by date glyphs ending in 2012, signaling the entry into a new era. As the deities in the upper register look on, Six Deer travels through time engaging with these important icons and the struggles they encounter. In the end, the deities in the upper register are warring with each other as Six Deer saves Old Crow Woman, transcending time and worlds.
Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche on view at Albuquerque Museum June 11-September 4, 2022.