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Atlachinolli: Keepers of the Fire and Water is an early stage archival project by Laura Yohualtlahuiz birthed as part of the Community Folklife Fellowship documenting the contributions of Queer & Matriarchal knowledge and culture keepers in and around the Mexica Chichimeca danza and ceremonial community of Central Texas. Atlachinolli is an offering that documents the legacy and transmission of teachings and storytelling surrounding a trajectory of kinship and community building of Queer Matriarchal trailblazers that have challenged gender norms, patriarchy, and traditional roles in spaces that have typically only documented the contributions of men.

Shoutouts: "All Praise due to Creator, Ipalnemoani, Moyocoyani, Teocoyani and all my healed and healthy ancestors and guides. Tlazocamati to my creative ecosystem for supporting me through this fellowship, especially my mom, who always supports anything I do, my kids, Huitzi & Ketzal, my duality Itzli Ramirez, and my spiritual family, Kalpulli Ayolopaktzin. Gratitude for the homies Chaka & Ever @ DAWA Studios for their support in documenting my elders and peers. Thank you to Alternate Roots, Palacio de Palomas, Tlanezi Teatro Ritual, Chichimetzli Studios, and Reds Body Art for their support producing our community workshop."

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Episode Credits

Producer - Laura Yohualtlahuiz Rios-Ramirez

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Series Credits

Executive Producer - Jeannelle Ramirez

Technical Producer - Lamont Jack Pearley

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Pitaya fruit (Echinocereus stramineus), or the strawberry hedgehog cactus, is sometimes known by the general public as “dragon fruit.” The fruit grows on a plant generally referred to in Spanish as bisnaga — barrel cactus — and my family has identified at least four different types of bisnagas in the area from which to harvest. This podcast focuses on the tradition of pitaya collection in La Junta, a community and cultural region shaped by the meeting of rivers, desert, and families on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Producer: Dr. Koyana Flotte

Special thanks to: Gustavo Martinez & Miguel Medias

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Series credits:

Executive Producer: Jeannelle Ramirez

Technical Producer: Lamont Jack Pearley

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This project documents how South Asian Texans sustain interfaith devotional music traditions through Qawwali, Bhajan, and Shabad Kirtan in Greater Houston. Using oral history interviews and field recordings, the project highlights how music fosters belonging, continuity, and coexistence within migrant communities.

Episode Produced by Sonny Mehta

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Series Credits

Executive Producer - Jeannelle Ramirez

Technical Producer - Lamont Jack Pearley

Support the show

Learn more at TexasFolklife.org
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts