[Video] Amaicha del Valle: a community that resists extractivism with its ancestral culture
We interviewed Silena Mamondes, a community member, weaver, and folk singer, who spoke about gender roles in the community and the importance of female lineage and "godmotherhood."
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The women artists and artisans of the Amaicha del Valle Indigenous Community in Tucumán, northern Argentina, are transmitters of the Diaguita Calchaquí cultural heritage. Through their culture, they resist the extractive industries that threaten their communities and share how the pandemic has affected them. We interviewed Silena Mamondes, a community member, weaver, and folk singer, who spoke about gender roles in the community and the importance of female lineage and godmotherhood in maintaining and defending Indigenous identity.
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