Nature’s Jukebox
The annual call of the cicadas invites rituals of listening to, and preparing for, desert summer. by Kimi Eisele Every year for the past few … Read more
Dancing Is Praying
The Matachinas of Nuevo León carry on centuries of tradition in honoring the Virgen de Guadalupe. Story and photographs by Barbara Gonzalez On the feast … Read more
Loving Harder a Drier, Hotter Place
In a new book, Naomi Ortiz calls on disability skillsets to offer new rituals for staying connected to the Sonoran Desert. Poems/Prose by Naomi OrtizInterview … Read more
Cosmic Energies
Observing traditions at the Foco Tonal in Guaymas, Sonora Story and photographs by Andrea Zatarain In Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, there is a special place long … Read more
A Festival to Honor the Earth
A new Water Is Life gathering in the Southwest uses music and art to build relationships and resistance on behalf of land, water, and Indigenous … Read more