
Abya Yala and Turtle Island: Living Worlds Before Colonization
A decolonial interpretation of Abya Yala and Turtle Island, exploring Indigenous worldviews, oral tradition, and pre-colonial ways of life, with historical facts and a timeline.


A decolonial interpretation of Abya Yala and Turtle Island, exploring Indigenous worldviews, oral tradition, and pre-colonial ways of life, with historical facts and a timeline.

Meet Ludmilla Pataxó, an Indigenous artist, mother, and entrepreneur from the Jaqueira Reserve in Bahia. Blending ancestral heritage, contemporary fashion, and female leadership, her story carries on the legacy of Dona Taquara and the women who helped revitalize Pataxó culture.