These Canadian-Mexican connections have been strengthened through the Legacies project and are evident in videos that are framed as exchanges of knowledges and practices.
When the Mexicans came to Canada for our gatherings, they also made new connections with each other, across regions and Indigenous nations. As a result, Mayans Angel and Valiana invited Fulvio and Maria from their P’urepecha community in Michoacán to the Yucatan to offer workshops in medicinal plants and organic inputs All Latinxs connected socially with our Colombian-Canadian production team (Alex, Juan, and Cristina); Spanish was a common language, human-plant relations a common passion, and a feast of home-grown food a way to both stomachs and hearts.