ZapotecIndigenous Women We were, because they were! We are, because they are! We would be, if only, they would be! Created out of the roots of earth fluidity of water passion of fire dynamism of wind nothingness of space, indigenous women are themothers of the cosmos. lovers of flowers, seeds and insects. preservers of our ancient medicinal potion. With their lineage carved over their skin indigenous tribes exhibit the infinite balance of birth and death