Today we give reverence for our Indigenous ancestors and sacred traditions.    We revisit a powerful conversation with our beloved friend and infinite source of inspiration Maria Calderon. Maria is an interdisciplinary folk artist of Peruvian indigenous descent who reminds us of the power of reciprocity and remembering.    Our conversation is inspired by Maria’s unique life journey and explores the importance of actively honoring our native ancestors. Maria opens up about her family’s experience fleeing from persecution in South America and shares how her ancestry is reflected in her art and reverence for plant dyes and color. She offers us a gracious glimpse into the principles of Ayni, a Quechua concept rooted in reciprocity, which reveals how everything is interconnected.    We discuss creative process, motherhood, grounding rituals, blood memory, land stewardship, how embracing our different cultural lineages can help depolarize society, the significance of the rainbow in Maria’s work and the healing powers of Mother Nature.    Where to find Maria: Maria’s IG: @mariacauldron Maria’s Website: kuychicauldron.com   Mentioned in this Episode:    TED TALK with Nemonte Nenquimo · Indigenous leaderNemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader of the Waorani peoples, legendary hunter-harvesters of the south-central Ecuadorian Amazon   NATIVE LAND | text your zipcode to +1 (907) 312-5085 https://land.codeforanchorage.org/   Ox-Bow Art Residency   @indigenouspeoplesmovement | indigenouspeoplesmovement.com    Mercado Sagrado @mercado_sagrado | mercado-sagrado.com   NOURISHMENT This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners:   Offer a donation to us here   LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied)   MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off clean, single-sourced plant protein products Mikunafoods.com   LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment livingtea.net   SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs + superfoods superfeast.com   OSEA: enter CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic   CHRISTY DAWN: 15NITSA for 15% off farm-to-closet christydawn.com   LAMBS: use code CITRINE for 10% off your EMF protective gear getlambs.com   MIKUNA: enter the code SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off first purchase and  30% off subscriptions from mikunafoods.com chocho bean regeneratively grown in the Andes!   Living Tea: enter SOUNDFOOD for 10% off all tea nourishment from livingtea.net   CONNECT  @soundfoodspace @nitsacitrine TELEPORTAL tune in via text for high vibrational updates @ 1-805-398-6661  MERCURIAL MAIL (our monthly newsletter) WEB   P.S. If you feel inspired to leave us a review on APPLE PODCAST  we would be eternally grateful!