"The Huipil in Danger"
For Mayan women, huipiles are treasures bestowed upon them by their ancestors. The colors, patterns, and symbols of huipiles express the worldview and values of Mayan culture. Yet, Angelina Aspuac, leader of AFEDES (Asociación Feminine para el Desarrolla de Sacatapéquez or Women's Association for the Development of Sacatapéquez), a group of indigenous women working together to improve their economic opportunities, laments that businesses are buying huipiles and making them into shoes, desecrating their cultural significance.