{"id":6449,"date":"2026-03-02T21:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:23:17","slug":"weaving-life-itself-in-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maryknollsociety.org\/magazine\/weaving-life-itself-in-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving Life Itself in the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When women artisans in the Bolivian Amazon come together and smile, they weave networks of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Moje\u00f1o-Trinitarian artisans of the Sant\u00edsima Trinidad community in the Isiboro S\u00e9cure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2024\/06\/trial-by-fire-in-the-amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">where we serve<\/a>, have inherited from their ancestors the wisdom of weaving with <em>jipijapa<\/em>, a type of straw that grows along the banks of their rivers. With this material, they create beautiful basketry pieces, a traditional craft that involves interlacing materials to create baskets, hats and ornaments using weaving techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/09\/mission-in-latin-america-the-wisdom-of-the-mojenos-alejandro-marina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moje\u00f1o-Trinitario people<\/a> are part of a pilgrim community. More than 50 years ago, their ancestors left the Beni department (state) in search of the \u201cPromised Land.\u201d This hope motivated them to seek land where they could settle, harvest crops and raise their families. 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We support them by helping promote their work and sell their products every Thursday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2024\/03\/cultivating-mission-in-cochabamba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agroecological and Holistic Health Fair<\/a> held at the Maryknoll house in Cochabamba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ana Morales, a <a href=\"https:\/\/mklm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryknoll lay missioner<\/a> from El Salvador, began a ministry working with these women artisans in the community a few months ago. \u201cI aim to help strengthen their skills, enhance their businesses and support them in gaining more visibility,\u201d says Morales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these encounters they share their life experiences, discuss values, receive training in microenterprise and learn macram\u00e9 (a type of weaving made with intertwined threads and cords). It\u2019s a space that renews their strength to keep going. They have suffered harshness, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2024\/09\/the-sun-is-burning-up-the-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tropical climate<\/a>, the encroachment on their land by other groups and domestic violence in their own homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do\u00f1a Julia, one of the artisans, is the mother of 11 children and the wife of Lucio, the <em>cacique<\/em> (chief) of Sant\u00edsima Trinidad. She told us about the violence she suffered as a child from her father. She and her sister endured severe beatings, especially when their father came home drunk. Julia told us that she promised herself that her children would never suffer what she had suffered. Lucio, her partner, helps her raise their children in a violence-free environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do\u00f1a C\u00e1ndida is another member of the ministry. She struggles to improve her health, as she suffers from a debilitating illness. Her husband is an alcoholic and does not help her pay for medication. Without the medicine, C\u00e1ndida has to spend the day in bed, unable to get up to care for her children or do household chores. When she feels well enough, she takes on small jobs to pay for her treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do\u00f1a Andreina cares for her 90-year-old mother, raises her grandson and also works in the fields during harvest. In her free time, she weaves <em>jipijapa<\/em> to meet her needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Micaela, 15 years old, learned to weave <em>jipijapa<\/em> from Mercedes, her mother. The teenager wants to help with the family\u2019s finances. This young entrepreneur searches for tutorials in order to learn other techniques for making handicrafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These women not only create beautiful handcrafted pieces, but they also teach us what resilience means. 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