About us
NICARAGUAN INDIGENOUS WEAVERS We are an organization of women, indigenous artisan weavers that live and work in the mountains of Northern Nicaragua. Founded since 1985, our group has revived the craft of traditional indigenous weaving and today we make handbags, purses, backpacks, wallets and a number of other types of ethical, fairly-traded products.
Blog
Ixaya Bag: “Their history is our history”
All bags we do have a story behind it; Today we want to tell the story of Ixaya bag, but first tell you that the word is nahualth Ixaya origin and means opening your eyes. This bag was an initiative Pa'lante Ixaya team. This is an interdisciplinary team...
read moreWuaira bag
Wuaira means " wind " in the Quechua language of Peru Cusco . Normally written Wayra meaning " Free as the wind," but we write it Wuaira that the first bag was made as a gift for little Wuaira Noelia Corrales daughter's who works with us for eight years ....
read moreTraveler bag
The traveler bag is a bag made of fabric and internally lined with a waterproof, it's perfect for travel, as well as being waterproof and has adjustable belt containing 5 deposits to organize things and documents. The model was brought eight years ago by...
read moreGloria’s backpack
All bags we do have a story behind it ; today we want to tell the story of Gloria Backpack. Its name was given in honor of Gloria Arceda Vanega, weaver of our group for 16 years. Gloria is characterized by being very quiet and helpful, really she loves...
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Videos
Founders of the group: life and everyday life
A visual sample about the life of rural women in Nicaragua, their simple and humble lives, their homes and the characteristics of a rural community. This video shows how they integrate the work as weavers with the work on their crops and be at the same time mothers and grandmothers. Meet the weavers beyond the work they do in the workshop house.
Perfect documentary made by Confidential
Documentary very well done that tells the story of the group of weavers. Explains the struggle for the recovery of the art of weaving during the 80’s, the prohibition made by the government of Somoza, the involvement of Marta Ruíz and Ernesto Cardenal in the process of rescuing this tradition by forming the first school of textiles in the Community of El Chile, the testimony of the founding women of the group and the collective organization that maintains them until today.
A wonderful tour to the Community of El Chile
Description of a wonderful tour to the indigenous Community of El Chile. Explain the importance of having a guide to visit the community and the weavers. They also share their learnings about the importance of diversifying agricultural production and show us the exotic fruits that sweetened their visit to El Chile. Only in Spanish.
News story of Channel 13, Nicaragua.
Tells us about the location of the community, the history of the rescue of the art of weaving and the formation of the group. Only in Spanish.
News story of Channel 4, Nicaragua.
Description of the elaborated products, data on the history, importance of the work of the weavers as campesinas women and the generational transfer of the art of weaving. Only in Spanish.
Contact
We are happy to receive your e-mails and calls. You can call us between 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Address: Comunidad Indígena el Chile. Matagalpa, Nicaragua.
Phone: (+505) 8473 4417 (Movistar) / (+505) 8616 6101 (Claro) – Francisca Zamora
E-mail: [email protected]