Survival in the Weave: Kumeyaay

This is the story behind the face of "the Native" who posed in a photograph with you on your last trip to Latin America.

A story of a master basket weaver from a Kumeyaay village in Baja California who mobilizes her village to turn their ancient traditions into modern commodities; selling baskets north of the border for economic survival. She is both mentor and businesswoman as she walks the delicate line between product and sacred tradition, the line between self-determination and “the Native” in the photograph.

Reviews

Sin Fronteras Film Festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Indigenous Arts Film Festival, Denver, Colorado
LA Skins Film Festival, Los Angeles, California
Heard Museum Film Festival