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Earthquake Relief Update: Helping Families Return Home On August 10, 2026, at 7:34 a.m., a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia, with its epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó. Its force was felt across much of the country, with devastating consequences throughout western and central Colombia. As the days have passed and communities have been able to assess the destruction, the true scale of the tragedy has become increasingly clear. More than 260,000 people in 471 muni

Protecting the Living Roots of Indigenous Medicine Dear Shanayoy community, On August 9, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we honor the Indigenous communities whose knowledge, resilience, and spiritual traditions continue to bring healing and clarity to our world. For generations, the Kamëntsá people have protected a sacred relationship with the land, medicinal plants, language, ceremony, and the teachings of the ancestors. This work has endured des

Introduction: What Are Indigenous Ceremonies? Ancestral indigenous ceremonies are sacred rituals passed down through millennia by native...

The Kamëntsá people of the Sibundoy Valley - One of Colombia’s most profound Indigenous celebrations—the Kamëntsá Carnaval of...