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A Medium in the Family

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by Natalie Saldarriaga

Archive Curator's Note: Natalie Saldarriaga came to Raíces Cultural Center through a Public History Internship while she was a student in the History Department at Rutgers University. Within just a few weeks, she began to go above and beyond the initial objectives of her internship, when her work populating the archive with items and metadata inspired her to start to research and discover her own family history. Luckily for us, Natalie decided to stick around and continue to work with Raíces, crafting her own story and personal family research into her first archive exhibit, creating the first written testimonial in the Testimonials for the Ancestors Collection. We at Raíces are proud to host Natalie's first published exhibit, and look forward to continuing our work with Natalie. ~Nicole Wines

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One day while talking to my grandmother she shared with me the story of an ancestor. Without knowing it she would change my perception and understanding of spiritulaity. In this exhibit I share the story of this relative and additionally explore Latin America's relationship between religion and magic. A relationship that seems to be so vital to the contient but also seems to bring about shame and secrecy. 

Read My Story

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