Words from the Daughters of the Mayab
Maya | Guatemala
15 min
My Root
The lives of two Mayan women who have survived domestic violence and how they’ve created a new life for themselves.
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2021
Synopsis
The lives of two Mayan women who have survived domestic violence. They talk about their new life, their connection to the land, from planting in community gardens and how this contributes to their economy, to the possibility of decent health through the use of native seeds.
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2021
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Spanish
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