By Carlos Madrigal (Mazahua/Jñatjo)
Luzbeidy Monterrosa (Wayuu) is a young Indigenous woman from La Guajira, a binational Wayuu town located between Venezuela and northern Colombia. She was born in Venezuela territorially and has both nationalities through her parents. For the past eight years, she has been making and directing films from the perspective of the Wayuu people and their territory. She is currently a film student at the Cinematographic Institute of Humanistic Research in Mexico.
We are seeds that germinate in the middle of the tropical jungle, in southwest Colombia, in the municipality of Barbacoas, department of Nariño. This area is historically known to the Awá Peoples as cuaiquer (kwaiker). We, Awá, also live throughout the territory that now includes Colombia and Ecuador.
Swapping seeds is essential to protecting biodiversity. January 28 is National Seed Swap Day and an occasion to share the incredible work of Las Delicias Botanical Garden in Misak territory, San Fernando, Silvia municipality, Colombia. Their work centers around the protection of native seeds through their circulation among families, the orchard, and the seed bank.
Bazaar Artist Spotlight
By Mariana Navarrete (CS Intern)
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Fanny Howard
Trees and Reefs Foundation
frhoward11@gmail.com
DATE: December 3, 2021
By Rebecca Kirkpatrick (CS Intern)
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
