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Bolivian Indigenous women carry history and pride in the traditional ‘pollera’ skirt
Indigenous women wear polleras to assert cultural pride and protest government neglect amid political shifts, with miners, athletes, and officials embracing the skirt as a symbol of strength.
- This month, Andean Indigenous women known as cholitas wear polleras while mining, skating, climbing, soccer and wrestling across Bolivia, including Ana Lia González Maguiña climbing a 6,000-meter summit in a hot-pink pollera.
- Historically, the pollera was imposed by Spanish colonizers and later reclaimed as a symbol of pride in Bolivia's Indigenous-majority country, while Evo Morales, former president , elevated Indigenous symbols including the pollera, preceding President Rodrigo Paz's entry last month.
- Miner Macaria Alejandro said, `We, women in polleras, want to keep moving forward,` and `I work like this and wear this for my children,` showing personal motivation.
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Independent EspañolBefore leaving for the wide white mountain, Ana Lia González Maguiña reviews her equipment: a thick sweater to protect herself from the cold.
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left9Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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C 29%
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