Ancestral recipes to decolonize the mind

“For us, the Bambuti, the forest is the supermarket,” proclaims Nicolas Mukumo, an activist for food rights taken from the African Pygmies, the ethnic group to which the Bambuti belong, inhabitants of the Kivu and Ituri forests, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mukumo explains that his people –or part of him– unrepentantly resist … Read more

“Oinat” in concert: the ancestral sound rediscovery arrives at the Prose Theater

The Orchestra of Native Instruments of the National University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF), recognized throughout the world for its task of rescuing native sonority, will give a concert at the Prose Theater of the Knowledge Park this Wednesday 5 at 8:00 p.m. Hs., with free admission and admission by order of arrival. “Rituality and … Read more

10 signs of ‘ancestral spirits’ and how to know if they are with you

The spirits that have the greatest impact on you are those that were family role models, impacting your life or your family as a group. These role models are called matriarchs or patriarchs, and these ancestral spirits exhibit at least 10 common traits while they are alive. Related news Here are 10 signs of an … Read more

The ABC of ancestral Mapuche medicine, a knowledge that was forged and transmitted through orality

Lawentun is a Mapudungun word that in Spanish refers to any act of one person towards another that can heal, from a simple conversation to a massage, taking therapy, performing an energy cleansing, delivering herbs for medicinal use, among others. This, which in Western terms can be equated to the word service, is what the … Read more

The struggle of the Garífunas for their ancestral territories in Honduras: “We do not fit in their luxury landscapes”

The paradisiacal landscapes of the Atlantic coast of Honduras -such as Cayo Cochino or Triunfo de la Cruz- are the dream places of thousands of tourists who, every year, seek to relax in its crystal clear waters and leafy jungles. But these territories are also poverty stricken of their communities and devastated by the violence … Read more

Letter for FRANCE and PETRO. From Alta Guajira, Ancestral Territory of the Wayuu People

Today I return to my ancestral territory; Alta Guajira, back home again with my mother and my loved ones, here where my umbilical cord is connected to my ancient origin, to my deep essence of a Wayuu woman, where my Ei’ruuku (my mother’s flesh) is , our matrilineal family institution). By: Ana Delia Fernández Sijonoyu … Read more