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artisan, cooperative, Fair trade, Guatemala, indigenous communities, Mayan women, Oxlajuj B'atz', Rabinal, San Rafael, weaving
Beginning in the 1970s and 80s during the devastating Guatemalan civil war, indigenous Mayan women have organized themselves into community weaving cooperatives, as a financial, emotional, and social support mechanism. To learn more about Aj’kemb’ Atz – a Mayan weaving cooperative in the small town of San Rafael, in the central highlands of the country – check out the following video!