by Rubina Cohen | Aug 20, 2018
The first of its kind in Peru, Nii Juinti is an experiential school where Shipibo children are trained to be healers and masters of traditional plant medicine. Through planting, identification and knowledge of medicinal and master plants*, as well as instruction on...
by Rubina Cohen | Aug 17, 2018
Kusi Kawsay is a school that provides quality and dignified education rooted in Andean traditions to economically challenged, vulnerable, and at-risk Indigenous children and youth from Pisac and the surroundings communities. The school is part of the Andean Legacy...
by Rubina Cohen | Aug 17, 2018
New migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand come from wide and diverse cultural backgrounds but until now, they have had nowhere to connect with the spiritual, cultural and ancestral wisdom that exists in Aotearoa New Zealand. Huarahi Hou is an initiative that aims to...
by Rubina Cohen | Aug 17, 2018
Food is a central component of culture. When traditional foods are revalued and nutrition is understood from the perspective of the Mayan worldview, the culture itself is valued. In this part of Chiapas, it is now difficult to find traditional wild leafy vegetables in...
by Rubina Cohen | Aug 16, 2018
This important project aims to rescue and revalue language and ancestral wisdom for the local Mayan children, youth, as well as for the entire community of Sanahcat in Yucatán, Mexico. Through sacred ceremonies, workshops on Mayan identity and language, the creation...
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