The true Heroines of Guatemaya ❀ *Vulnerable post* Today we celebrate #indigenousday in The Yukon. It is a very special day here - & I am so honoured to live, learn and grow on the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dün & Ta’an Kwäch’än First Nations. Today I especially reminisce on my people - the Mayans of Guatemala. In 2018 I travelled to Rural Guatemala where I met many beautiful souls and began to discover the true colours and depths of my heritage. My heart felt so alive… yet so heavy as I began to understand the truth and devastating impact of the civil war in Guatemala. The truth is the Guatemalan civil war touched every village, if not every indigenous family in Guatemala, It lasted 36 years and claimed over 200,000 lives. Victims were mostly men - indigenous men who were kidnapped - and bodies never found. Every woman that I met had her own story. The wounds and scars for many of these widows and families- are still healing. But the beautiful part is they don’t weep alone. These widows decided to stand together and form their own cooperatives - weaving cooperatives. Silently, beautifully they support one another, and are learning how to use the art of weaving to support their families. If you listen close - you can hear them. They speak through their art - through their weaving, through the colours in their threads - blood red, healing blue and empowering yellow. Each piece tells a story of their heritage - the Mayan people. These women are ARTISTS. They are bold. They deserve justice. They deserve healing. I stand with Guate-Mayans, with the indigenous women of Guatemala, and I always will. These women are the true heroines of my country. They will be the ones who will weave healing back into Guatemala once again. ༄ #supportindigenous #guatemaya (at The Yukon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfFDPupv_g5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=