When the Veil Breathes: A Día de los Muertos Reflection on Ancestors, Activism, and the Living Earth
The scent of cempasúchil and burning candles drifts through the morning air. Paper skulls of many colors flutter lightly on the wall. I step back to photograph the altar I’ve made for my beloved dead. The movement catches my eye; I reach out, wondering where the breeze might be coming from. Then I realize — […]
Remembering Yuka+ye: Wixarika teacher and activist left a storied legacy
Story and photos by Tracy L. Barnett For El Daily Post While most people were celebrating the holidays, others from Canada to Mexico mourned the loss of a leading Wixarika scholar and teacher, a cultural ambassador and an indigenous activist whose work on behalf of indigenous unity spanned North America. Yuka+ye Jesús Lara Chivarra’s path […]
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