Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative
Tags Student Projects

Weaving a Ruana: Coexisting Muisca and Guane Traditions in the Plateaus and Valleys of Boyaca and Santander, Colombia

Research Projects

Creating video tutorials, 2026 CNAIS concentrator Ian Elías González’s research incorporated the wool spindling traditions of the Muisca and the harvesting of "fique," a fibrous plant used for weaving by the Guane, Indigenous communities of modern-day Colombia.