Highland Journal.
Highland Journal is an independent editorial platform where we’ll publish existing, commissioned, and independent research, essays, interviews, and other creative and/or critical content that continues to shift the narrative and explore the intersections of climate, culture, indigeneity, and service.
Health and Healing in Guatemala by Rachel Carr
9132.11 feet. That's exactly how high we were upon arrival in the Maya village Ostuncalco. Looking around at the livestock, humble houses and filthy feet, I couldn't help but feel slightly ashamed that I ever complained about anything in life.
Feast Day at Twi Ninwitz
UPDATE: On April 7th we visited the community of Twi Ninwitz, San Juan Ostuncalco. Together men, women, teachers and kids made a Mayan Ceremony and a feast because our dreams came true.
Ethics in the Mayan Marketplace
A voluntary and often unconscious practice of redistributive justice exists in the indigenous marketplace based on social relationships embedded in Mayan cosmology.
Intern Journals: Weaving New Possibilities
An update from HSP intern Corrie Henderson about her experience with the Pixan Project.
Magda's Story
"Working in AMA, I don’t suffer discrimination for being indigenous and speaking Mam like in other places I have worked."