Sankofa Film Series
Talk between Germán Walteros and Marie-Celeste Condon
“There’s a point in our healing journey when we realize it is no longer personal. Our pain, the pain of our ancestry, is the pain of the world, and vice versa. Our healing is for humanity".
Barbara Holmes
Sankofa
Symbol from the Akan people of Ghana, a reminder to retrieve what is important from the past as we move forward into the future. A common interpretation “go back and get it.”
Manglares (Mangroves)
Significant in stories and traditions of many cultures, manglares share interconnected, interdependent root systems and provide sanctuary, nourishment, and protection for their coastal ecosystems.
La Cultura Cura
Common Latine framework recognizing that culture - shared identity, traditional healing, and community resilience - is core to individual and collective well-being.
Ubuntu
Term from the Bantu people in South Africa embodying interconnectedness and humanity. For Black people around the world, community and interconnectedness have always has been a vital part of our existence and healing.
Amae
Everyday word in Japanese culture that conveys a deep sense of interdependent relationship a person has with others around them.
Etuaptmumk
(two-eyed seeing) Mi'kmaw guiding principle for culturally-inclusive, co-learning journeys to integrate Indigenous and Western knowledge for the benefit of all.
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