Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez (neel-dah kahl-lahn-ahl-pah ahl-varh-rez)
founder Traditional Textiles Center
IMAGE SOURCE: Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez. weavearealpeace.org | TEXT SOURCE: Wade Davis. “Light at the Edge of the World: Peru Sacred Geography.” Smithsonian Network. 2009.
QUOTE CONTEXT: Spoken about the annual pilgrimage of communities to the sacred Quyllurit'I festival in the high Sinakara mountain valley: ”When you go to the snow it's a totally different feeling, your reflection about how much power these mountains have.”
QUOTE QUESTION: What celebrations invite you to share the richness of your culture?
IMAGE CONTEXT: Profile photo on Weave a Real Peace website: “Creating a Connected Textile Community to foster a global network of enthusiasts who value the importance of textiles to grassroots economies.”
IMAGE QUESTION: What craftworks surround you to reflect the richness of your culture?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a video by the Smithsonian Network. The photo is from a grassroots textile artisans’ network.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: How do you decide upon institutional or grassroots media outlets as the best means to share your People’s cultural inheritance?
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