Texas Folklife: The Folklorist Next Door
Folklorists explore foodways, music, ritual celebrations, and more. Several episode producers participated in Texas Folklife's Community Folklife Fellowship program where they received mentorship, training workshops, and project support.
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This project is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts
Executive Producer: Jeannelle Ramirez
Technical Producer: Lamont Jack Pearley
Texas Folklife: The Folklorist Next Door
Flor y Palma: Symbols of La Primavera in South Tejas
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As Spring returns to South Texas, the winds and rains help our iconic wild flowers break through the soil. Communities are planning gatherings and activities that connect them with the world around them. In this episode, we look at some of the ways ecological wisdom, spirituality and cultura have shaped the ways we interact with the return of the la primavera. With reflections from community organizer, traditional healer and land steward, Helga Garza and Chicano Studies Scholar Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto we gain insight on how flores de papel and tejido de palma have remained important crafts in South Texas for generations.
Episode Credits:
Producer – Beto DeLeon
Interviews
Dr. Tomas Ybarra Frausto
Helga Garza
Dora Alicia Gomez
Lupita Dominguez
Manuel Davila
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Series Credits
Technical Producer – Lamont Jack Pearley
Executive Producer – Jeannelle Ramirez
Learn more at TexasFolklife.org
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts