Indigenous Medicine Conservation
Huya Aniwa is creating a dedicated garden of sacred plants to ensure their protection.
Indigenous medicine is a heritage that needs conservation. In Mexico, the survival of indigenous medicine grown wild on sacred, native land is constantly threatened by mining and political interests that remove these plants and destroy their life-sustaining ecosystems to plant mono-crops for domestic and foreign markets. Huya Aniwa’s medicine conservation project aims to cultivate an open space for these culturally significant plant species to flourish.
Additionally, we will educate the next generation on proper harvesting techniques, seed reproduction methods, and various ways to propagate master plants. This will emphasize the importance of caring for seeds and preserving their traditional use, as practiced by Indigenous cultures for time immemorial. By fostering a deeper understanding of these ancestral practices, we hope to safeguard their cultural significance and the ecological balance of their native lands.