Chacalapa, Veracruz is in the the southeastern part of that Mexican State. Its indigenous peoples were participants in the Olmec Civilization. Note that these musicians could walk down the sidewalks of Muskogee or Ocmulgee, Oklahoma and everyone would think them to be locals. Their traditional villages looked just like traditional Muskogee villages. The women wear ribbon dresses and cook a dish, identical to Creek sofke.
“Creek” Stomp Dance in southwestern Veracruz. Note the women wearing low crown-wide brim sombreros on the right. Several of my grandmother’s sisters always wore them when working in the garden. It was an ancient tradition among Georgia Creeks. You never see Creek women, wearing gardening hats in museums, however.
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Love this music. Thanks Richard.
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The human origin stories really point to a tribal history as old as the whole story of the world and that we all come from somewhere and seemingly nowhere at the same time. We’re all wanderers with these unique characteristics that our “tribes” have collected as they’ve traveled, settled, been upheaved, rebirthed and so on and so on. Its truly what makes us all so special and never gets dull particularly when we have the good fortune of a guide like yourself that helps us better understand the roads traveled and other connections. Just fills me up with an abunance of appreciation so thank you once more and always a bright spot in the day to get the email notices on the next chapters!
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My friend from New Mexico wears and makes ribbon skirts. She’s N. Cheyenne.
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The Creeks traditionally wore turbans and their women wore ribbon skirts, long before Columbus. Most other tribes did not know how to weave cloth, but when they gained access to cloth from traders, other tribes also started wearing turbans, Creek long shirts (men) and ribbon skirts (women).
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