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Feathers of Wisdom
April 14, 2026
This post introduces the review of the book “Feathers of Wisdom: Words and Art Illuminating the Legends and Myths of Indigenous Women Throughout the Ages”. The review explores a collaborative work by Leigh Podgorski and Kait Matthews that brings together storytelling, historical context, and original artwork to present legends of Indigenous women from across the Americas and Oceania.
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Emita. Healing Hands, Cleansing Hands: An Unexpected Farewell
April 8, 2026
This post introduces the article “Emita. Healing Hands, Cleansing Hands: An Unexpected Farewell,” a tribute to Ema, a forest healer whose life and work were rooted in plant medicine and spiritual ritual. Through narrative, drawings, and poetry by Randy Chung Gonzales and Lucas Nakandacare, the piece reflects on the relationship between mentor and apprentice and the quiet transmission of healing knowledge through lived experience.
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Revitalizing Kichwa Midwifery
April 1, 2026
This post introduces the article “Revitalizing Kichwa Midwifery: Medicinal Plant Knowledge for Pregnant Women in San Martín, Peru” by Conzuelo Tapullima de Tuanama Tuanama and Laura Corradi. Centering the teachings of Kichwa midwife Mamá Conzuelo, the article explores ancestral plant knowledge, pregnancy care, and the enduring role of Indigenous midwives in sustaining community health and cultural continuity.
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Oral Testimonies of Traditional Medicine: A Kamëntša Woman’s Legacy
March 27, 2026
This post introduces the article “Oral Testimonies of Traditional Medicine: A Kamëntša Woman’s Legacy”, which centers on the oral testimony of Kamëntša elder and healer Mamita Maria Dolores. The piece reflects on women’s healing knowledge, plant medicine, and cultural continuity in Colombia’s Sibundoy Valley. It offers a glimpse into the living traditions that sustain Kamëntša community life and memory.
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Skateboarding as Medicine for Indigenous Women
March 24, 2026
Skateboarding is emerging as a powerful form of embodied healing for Indigenous women, creating spaces for cultural reclamation, community building, and emotional resilience. From Bolivia to the Navajo Nation, movement becomes medicine—supporting self-expression, regulating the nervous system, and restoring connections between body, land, and community.
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The Healing Power of Māori Women’s Ancestral Mark
March 16, 2026
This post introduces “The Healing Power of Māori Women’s Ancestral Mark,” by Shonelle Wana. Drawing on Mana Wahine theory and lived cultural experience, the article explores moko kauae—the traditional chin marking worn by Māori women—as an embodied expression of identity, leadership, knowledge transmission, and healing within te ao Māori.
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Nomadic Tribes and the Integration of Health, Wellness, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in India
March 13, 2026
This post introduces “Nomadic Tribes and the Integration of Health, Wellness, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in India,” by Amit Rawat, Ph.D. Drawing on ethnographic research with the Raika, Van Gujjar, and Sansi communities, the article explores how nomadic groups sustain culturally rooted health systems shaped by ecological knowledge, mobility, and intergenerational learning.
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Wombs, Washes, and Wisdom
March 11, 2026
This post introduces “Wombs, Washes, and Wisdom: Translational Ethnobotany and the Plant Healing Practices of Haitian Women in the Diaspora.” The article highlights Haitian women as stewards of plant-based reproductive health knowledge and presents translational ethnobotany as a model for community-centered research and healing. It also reflects on how collaborative research can generate practical resources that benefit the communities involved.
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Yakama Women at the Longhouse
February 18, 2026
This post is a preview of “Yakama Women at the Longhouse, Part 1,” by Hailey Allen (Yakama). Centering Yakama women as carriers of medicine and ceremonial knowledge, the article explores how First Foods, land-based practices, and the metaphor of Huli (wind) sustain intergenerational continuity and cultural resilience within the Longhouse tradition.
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