by, Denise Barrios, Maya Spiritual Guide In the Maya tradition rites and ceremonies are inextricably linked to the forces of the Universe and Mother Earth, to sacred numbers and energies, to the solar
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Creation of the Harianaka Xiriki of Las Latas
Texts and photos by Totupica Candelario (translated by Daniela Guraieb, notes by Humberto Fernández – CHAC) Harianaka. In the language of the ancestors, it means “Moon”. [Whereas its common name in Wixárika (Huichol)
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The Cochiti Drum
Interview with Eagle Herrera born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised on the Cochiti Pueblo reservation, Gilbert “Eagle” Herrera has 35 years of drum making experience. The fourth-generation drum maker learned the art process
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Renewal of the Xiriki-Temples of Las Latas
By Totupica Candelario Translated by Humberto Fernandez “Las Latas” Ceremonial Center 1 Tuqui (main temple); 2 xiriki of Yurameka; 3 xiriki of Kee muka; 4 xiriki of Xapa wiyame; 5 xiriki of
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The Circle People and the Square People
By Ben Boomer In the mid-nineties I traveled to Zacatecas Mexico with Hopi artist and Architect Dennis Numkena. He was working on a museum exhibition that explored the relationship of the Hopi to
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Pilgrimage to Wirikuta
by Diana Quinn Indigenous peoples occupy about 20% of the world’s territory, which is home to about 80% of the world’s biodiversity. By protecting their land rights, we protect the future of life on
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The Q’ero Despacho Ceremony
Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World
The point I am taken with is the value of indigenous wisdom to modern day challenge. Conquering, imposing forces (like big oil and mining) don’t take the time or have the consciousness to
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