Quienes somos
Tecolote.Love sprouts from the often unspoken and unacknowledged love for our Community and Cultura. As Xicanas who grew up in the southeast of Turtle Island, we recognize the isolating experience it can be and the importance that the Culture, Tradition and Art of our People has in maintaining la alma fed and fuerte. It is also the seed for this project. It is through the finding of familiar voices in literatura, inspiring hope in art and Orgullo in our communities existence and continued resistance that has allowed us to have the space to dream, create and rise in our political growth.
As we move in this world, we recognize the importance of having accessible, political, pa’ la gente, por la gente cultura spaces in the life of our Xicanitxs that are facing constant rejection of their existence. In many Indigenous cultures, the tecolote is both feared and embraced. The Huicholes from Jalisco, Mexico believed Tecolotes are capable of recognizing all of the illnesses that come from the west and they inform of such at night. Holy woman and men believe that the Tecolote have healing capabilities and have often sought them in healing practices.
It is through the interpretation of this amazing symbolic animal enriched in cultural resistance and resiliency along with the acknowledgement of our ancestors’ work to construct and defend the path of our continued liberation, that we are launching Tecolote.Love.
Each Tecolote comes with a theme and a quote. Our hope is to bring semillitas of knowledge about our existence, resistance and stories to our comunidades and familias to inspire, encourage and remind that of In’Lak Ech.
In Lak’ech
Tú eres mi otro yo.
You are my other me.
Si te hago daño a ti,
If I do harm to you,
Me hago daño a mi mismo.
I do harm to myself.
Si te amo y respeto,
If I love and respect you,
Me amo y respeto yo.
I love and respect myself.
We encourage you to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and check out the blog, ponder the quote but most of all we want to remind you of how important you are.