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What is indigenizing anyhow? For us, it's getting back in touch with one's own Indigenous roots and ancestry, and learning about the customs and stories of other Indigenous folks.
Does this mean we talk over other Indigenous folks, presume connection to a tribe, engage in closed rituals? Nope. It's learning--which is a lot of listening, and then taking action, but carefully.
RARÁMURI RESOURCES
RARÁMURI RESOURCES
With other Rarámuri descendants, we have compiled resources for the dialects of Rarámuri ra'icha and other aspects of Rarámuri culture, and maintain a Discord server of Rarámuri diaspora. If you have Rarámuri ancestry or are interested in helping out language resources for Rarámuri, please send us an email.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND BEYOND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY AND BEYOND
In 2021, we worked with Tongva, Tataviam, and Chumash culture bearers, and other organizations, to put on the first ever Indigenous Peoples Day in Big Tujunga Canyon. The event is now coordinated by ST FORWARD, Tongva cultural advisors, RTL, and other volunteers.
INDIGENOUS-iNFUSED MUSIC
INDIGENOUS-iNFUSED MUSIC
With our band KUYRA, we perform songs in Rarámuri ra'icha and Purépecha (and Spanish), as a way to reconnect to our LatAm and Indigenous heritage.
We have also worked with the excellent Yaotl of Aztlan Underground and Chris Garcia and family of Flower Songs Music, among others.
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