2022
All-female Bolivian skate crew is celebrating their Indigenous roots
Article by Malaka Gharib
published in april of 2022 on the npr.org Web site.
FROM THE ARTICLE:
No matter where skaters are in the world, you'll likely find them wearing baggy jeans
and faded T-shirts.
Not so for this all-female skate crew in Cochabamba, Bolivia. They pair their
Vans sneakers with their mom's and grandma's polleras — colorful, layered
skirts worn by the country's Indigenous Aymara and Quechua population.
And they're not just doing it for the fashion.
The crew — called ImillaSkate (imilla means "young girl" in the
Aymara and Quechua languages) — want to pay homage to their heritage
Bolivian skateboarders use Indigenous Attire to Battle Discrimination
Article authored by Paula Ramón featuring photos by Luisa Dörr
that was published in February of 2022
on the "nationalgeographic.com" Web ssite.
FROM THE ARTICLE:
The colorful polleras (traditional skirts) are a symbol of identity in the Bolivian countryside.
But these voluminous, traditional skirts worn by Indigenous Aymara and
Quechua women have also been the object of discrimination, some seeing
the appearance at odds with modern identity. Now a group of women
athletes has brought them back to the city—donning them during
skateboarding performances—to celebrate the cultural heritage of the cholitas.
2014
Bolivia Has a Fancy New Skatepark
Article by Chris Nieratko published iin July of 2014
on the Vice Dot Com Site.
The article is about a massive 21,500-square-foot park built by the
in La Paz, Bolivia by the Levi's company.
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