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The People of Bio-Cultura
Jose Cortez Gonzalez -
Javier Navichoc -
Jessie McVeagh
Jose Cortez Gonzalez
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I
am Mayan-Tzutujil, my ancestors lived here on the shores of Lake
Atitlan thousands of years before the village of San Pedro
existed. They lived within the cycles and forces of nature, and
respected the spirits that are in each and every thing. It is
important that this project is based within our Mayan culture so
that we continue to care for and respect these spirits and our
environment, and so that our culture continues to exist. I
believe that with good intentions and energy, we will achieve our
aims of replenishing our forests and strengthening the Tzutujil
people.
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Javier Navichoc
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My
wish is that all people open their eyes and their minds to see
that nature forms our lives. I am a part of this project to help
and improve the lives of people, plants and animals, as my Mayan
ancestors did. The ancestors respected all the cycles of life.
For me, working in the Bio-Cultura project is a way of making a
better future for San Pedro and the environment. We are
Indigenous, and need to conserve our culture, traditions, and
analyse and view critically all the things that effect us.
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Jessie McVeagh
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I
am from New Zealand, and am happy to feel my skills and efforts
here at Bio-Cultura make a small but important difference to our
world. For me, it is important that the Bio-Cultura vision comes
from within the community that it is trying to help. Growing
trees and caring for the environment are good things, but if they
are done in a way that respects and empowers people such as the
Mayan-Tzutujiles of Guatemala, I believe that is even better. I
feel that the Bio-Cultura project is an example of how we can
start to restore balance in our world- economically,
ecologically, and spiritually.
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