In 2019 I traveled with writer Victoria Blanco to Chihuahua, Mexico for the New York Times to do a story about Rarámuri women, who have made an indigenous style of dress a means of fighting assimilation.

Excerpt from Victoria’s article: “In the face of historical violence, assimilation might appear to be a path toward economic progress, protection and safety. But to the Rarámuri women, making and wearing traditional dresses is nonnegotiable. Even Rarámuri women brought up under the influence of Chihuahua’s urban culture, and who mix elements of Western dress like metal hoops and plastic necklaces, continue to wear traditional dresses for daily living and special occasions. The dresses are not only a marker of Rarámuri identity, but protest.”