In Cochabamba, Bolivia, the Imillaskate collective is reshaping perceptions of Indigenous traditions through skateboarding. Members don traditional Quechuan attire while promoting empowerment and self-affirmation in local schools. The collective aims to build a skatepark, emphasizing community involvement and support. Once derisively labeled 'cholitas,' these women now embrace their heritage and style, showcasing pride in their culture. Deysī and Ellī, co-founders, express the importance of mutual support during personal challenges, underlining the role of family in their identities as Indigenous women.
Some people in my generation are embarrassed to wear pollera because the pollera highlight your features-your Indigenous features-highlight what we are as Indigenous people, as the daughters of women of polleras. It's a part of my family legacy. And without family, I'm nobody.
We rely on each other, just as others rely on us, because we, as Indigenous people, understand what it means to support one another.
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