The 1932 massacre of indigenous people nearly brought an end to our ancient language and culture. In the shadows, our matriarchs preserved and took care of our connection to our past. Noemi and Luz say it’s now our turn to take care of them. In this episode learn about the work these women are doing to pass our culture on to a new generation.
Luz Salama-Tobar is a Salvadoran-American artist, photographer and activist. She is a founding member of the Virginia-based social justice collaborative La ColectiVA, and started a political art publication called LiberArte. She was awarded a Visual Arts Fulbright Grant to document the effort to preserve the Náhuat-Pipil language and culture in El Salvador in 2019.
Noemí Delgado is a health educator, doula and tarot card reader. In 2019, she moved to El Salvador with a Public Health Fulbright Research Award to work with la Asociación de Parteras Rosa Andrade. In addition to providing prenatal support, she is conducting an oral history project to document the midwive’s stories. She is passionate about spiritual healing and reproductive justice for her community
- The DMV – DC, Maryland, Virginia area
- Cuidando a la Que Nos Cuidan Project
- Najnatzin- female teachers in Nahuat
- Cuna Nahuat – Dr. Lemus
- Photographing current indigenous culture
- What happened to Salvadoran indigenous culture?
- What is a midwife/partera?
- The threat to the practice of midwifery
- Asociacion de Parteras Rosa Andrade
- Obstetric violence
- Prejudice against the indigenous
- Learning Nahua and culture from native speakers
- Trauma from the 1932 massacre
- Traditional dress is gone
- The effect of COVID
- Matronas documentary – coming soon!
- https://www.cuidandoalas.org/
- Cuidandolas Instagram
- https://www.matronasfilm.com/
- Pictures of indigenous dress on MUPI’s site
Manos Arriba by Reyes Del Bajo Mundo
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