Machi Millaray Huichalaf Interview

Millaray Huichalaf is a highly respected spiritual leader of the Mapuche and Huilliche people with extensive knowledge of herbal and ancestorial healing traditions with a deep connection to the land. In her interview, she emphasizes the importance of protecting the earth and maintaining natural balance, with vivid descriptions of the cycles of plants, mushrooms, and minerals and their connection with the moon and sun. Machi Millaray also highlights the need for self-defense and land protection against foreign invasion and hopes that her upcoming book can help preserve ancestral herbal knowledge for future generations. Her words remind us of the significance of honoring nature and preserving ancestral knowledge.
Interview conducted by Studio Vegetalista, Estudio de Campo, and Olga Generalova as part of Innovation and Society, Research and Production Grant with the support of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
Creative Directors: Olga Generalova & Patricia Domínguez
Producer: Olga Generalova
Cinematographer: Patricia Domínguez
Sound: Ce Pams
Postproduction: Thomas Woodroffe