“The three women, healers, and leaders hold their hands and rise in their indigenous light. On the left: the light of the Cempasúchil flower guiding our ancestors to the underworld gateway. In the middle the Inti: the strength of the Inka sun in our blood. On the right: four linked hearts, a symbol of agreement in Ghanian peoples mourning garments. Together, the three women unite in diversity to form a woven fabric: an unbreakable continuous pattern. We use textile and cultural visual language to illustrate the cultural essence and history of these notable women. LatinX and indigenous women in the US today are root to these same values, we must harvest our crop.” –Indigenous Design Collective, Frida Larios & Manuel (Che) León.

Dressed in Marigolds/Vestida de Cempasúchiles inspired by La Mulata de Córdoba (Mexico)

“Dressed in marigolds,

your scent lingers along pathways

shrouded in pearly fog.”

Sun Princess/Princesa del Sol inspired by Palla Chimpu Ocllo or Isabel Suárez Chimpu Ocllo (Peru).

“Sun Princess, in your womb

you conceived a new race.

Within your forebear,

love for your culture

On his forehead, you tattooed gold.

From Inti, strength in your bloodline”

Mother of the Lands/Madre de las Tierras inspired by Salomé Ureña (Dominican Republic)

“From your heart,

letters grow,

nature poet

from the mountains of Quisqueya”