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30 Things You May Not Know About the Indigenous Cultures of Latin America

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiDecember 14, 2019July 8, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiDecember 14, 2019July 8, 2020026136

Indigenous culture is important, and often ignored part of Latinx identity. There are foods we eat, words we speak, and customs we follow to this day that we don’t even know are Native American in origin. While it is hard...

Culture

15 Indigenous Organizations You Can Give Back to for Thanksgiving

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 21, 2019July 15, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 21, 2019July 15, 202009029

November is rightfully Native American Heritage Month, a.k.a. Native American Indian Heritage Month. Instead of buying into the lie that is the “Thanksgiving story,” we invite you to take this month to learn more about Native Americans, their history and...

Fashion

15 Instances Where Indigenous Style Has Been Appropriated and Uncredited

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 3, 2019July 13, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiNovember 3, 2019July 13, 2020030931

Whether you understand it fully or not, cultural appropriation is a real thing and a real problem. The Cambridge Dictionary, defines it as “the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without...

Culture

10 Reasons Why We Should All Cancel Columbus Day

HipLatinaOctober 14, 2019August 24, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 14, 2019August 24, 2020020265

The second Monday in October is celebrated nationally as Columbus Day, which has been a federal holiday since 1937. Originally designated to celebrate Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of America, post offices and banks are closed, and stores hold major sales. Children...

Culture

14 Taíno Words You Didn’t Even Realize You Knew

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 6, 2019July 29, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiAugust 6, 2019July 29, 2020065451

Taíno is an Arawakan language spoken by the Taíno, Ciboney, Lucayan, and Yamaye peoples of what is now Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and across the Caribbean. It was the first Indigenous language encountered by European colonizers, so...

Culture

30 Words You Can Learn Right Now in Nahuatl

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 18, 2019August 7, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiMay 18, 2019August 7, 2020077209

Indigenous culture is an integral part of Latinx culture. There are a lot of things we do, eat, and say that actually have roots or a direct link to the native people of today’s Latin America. Take the Nahuatl language,...

Culture

13 Quechua Words You Probably Already Know!

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiApril 22, 2019August 11, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiApril 22, 2019August 11, 2020019246

The Dora the Explorer live action movie is almost here. Dora and the Lost City of Gold, starring our favorite Latinx adventurer, is set to be released on July 31. We recently learned that in the film, Dora speaks some...

News and Entertainment

8 Things to Know About the Indigenous Peoples March in D.C.

HipLatinaJanuary 8, 2019August 18, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 8, 2019August 18, 202002573

It’s a new year, which means renewed motivation to make change happen for those who need it most. We are not going to stand idly around while Americans and those wishing to become Americans are suffering severe injustices. Our indigenous...

News and Entertainment

13 Latin American Places with Indigenous Names

HipLatinaJanuary 6, 2019August 18, 2020

by HipLatinaJanuary 6, 2019August 18, 202004149

In some Latino countries and cultures, the indigenous influence is tightly woven into many people’s identity. In others, they are wrongly encouraged to embrace more of (or only) the Spanish influence, and less of the native. The truth is, that every...

Culture

11 Indigenous Cultures of Peru You Should Know About

HipLatinaDecember 16, 2018August 19, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 16, 2018August 19, 202006504

Peru is known for its indigenous culture and history. The Inca Empire was the largest and most developed in the Americas before Columbus arrived. But what about the other indigenous cultures, the ones that still exist to this day? Let’s...

Culture

11 Indigenous Latina Heroines You Should Know

HipLatinaOctober 9, 2018August 25, 2020

by HipLatinaOctober 9, 2018August 25, 202007366

Yesterday was Columbus Day, a national federal holiday (October 8), which is meant to celebrate Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of America on October 12, 1492. Instead of cosigning on a lie, and the blatant disrespect of the indigenous community, here...

Culture

5 Indigenous Peoples of Nicaragua

V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiOctober 8, 2018September 17, 2020

by V. Alexandra de F. SzoenyiOctober 8, 2018September 17, 2020024207

American Indians (Native Americans) make up about 5% of Nicaragua’s population. Like with most of Latin American history and culture, the indigenous of Nicaragua is often not given the same amount of focus as the Spanish. The following are five...