The survival of the Pataxó’s cultural vision is inseparable from the wellbeing of their ancestral lands. Today, struggles for both are rooted in one crucial issue: land demarcation.

According to pre-Hispanic folklore, monarchs carry the souls of ancestors visiting from the afterlife. For centuries, Mexico’s monarchs have served as a powerful cultural symbol of connecting the living to the dead.

Imilla Skate has attracted an international following by skateboarding in their grandmothers’ traditional polleras—colorful, layered skirts worn by Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women of the Bolivian highlands. 

For ceramicist Rufina Ruiz López (Zapotec/Mixtec), reverence for the feminine and for the earth are one and the same.

Long before they set up their first looms, Quechua weavers Yessica Sallo Auccacusi and Rosa Pumayalli Quispe grew familiar with the quiet rhythms of warp and weft. The sounds have followed them throughout their whole lives.

Why a true understanding of "reciprocity" requires deep reflection into the past and present of our cultural value systems.

Say rebolú out loud, and you’ll find the word carries as much rhythm as its many meanings imply. Though it signifies a coming together, exact definitions range from “carnaval” to “chaos” depending on who, or where, you ask.

Watching a rug come to life in the hands of Zapotec artisans revealed what we’ve thrown aside in a disposable world.

Music as we know it was originally lifted from and returned to the landscape. For centuries, folk music traditions have tended the flames of this relationship. But as traditions fade and flicker, the wisdom they protect can disappear along with them.

Combining modern storylines and archival footage, Gather offers an intimate portrayal of ongoing efforts to preserve Native food traditions — salmon fishing, buffalo hunting and wild foraging, among others.

In search of connectivity during the pandemic, some turned to mushroom clubs. For the mycologically inclined, the correlation is clear: fungi embody connection.