The Healers Project

Decolonizing Knowledge Within Afro-Indigenous Traditions

Healers

Graciela

Mary and Johnny pose with one arm around one another against a backdrop of blue skies and green forests.

Graciela sits in her rocking chair. Photo by Ana-Maurine Lara.

 

We did not know Doña Graciela before this project. We were introduced to her by Nelson, who explained to us that Doña Graciela is the “mother” of all the servidores in the particular region of the country where we found ourselves. She is a devotee of San Antonio, and at 82 years of age, has led more than 50 pilgrimages in his honor.

 

Interviews

We invite you to listen to interview clips through the University of Oregon Libraries archives.

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Dance ( English | Spanish )

Invoke ( English | Spanish )

Devotion ( English | Spanish )

Kindness ( English | Spanish )

Testimony ( English | Spanish )