María Muratalla Maes

Short dancefilm: Kuap'eti's love poem. They dance with their homeland, militarized by border apartheid, as a radical expression of their Indigeneity. Kuap'eti weaves together laughter, family stories, heartbreak, and resilience to learn how to free themself.

as my mother's tribe, the P'urhépecha, teach: Juchári Uinapekúa: it is the strength of our unity which carry us forward to justice for all peoples, creatures and mother Earth.now, in the face of the continued desecration of the Living Land and genocide of her Peoples, financial insecurity, family pain, trauma healing, and widespread illness, now more than ever we've got to LIVE that resilience, gather our wisdom, channel our ancestors' courage, LOVE ourselves.our ancestors are out here, cheering us on and sending all their love and protection.unity, not paniclove, not fear