In this presentation, indigenous writer and activist Hector Itzcuautli will share his experience as an immigrant and author of a new historical fantasy. Through images, Hector will take us to different places where he got the inspiration to write his novel, The Seven Stones of Creation.

Hector will share how native people of the Americas practiced permaculture centuries before this term was invented, and the importance of indigenous people as Mother Earth's protectors. Hector will share music and voices from the people of Abya Yala (the Americas). And of course, you are going to hear part of the story of Muyaw and Ma'ii, the two teenagers in The Seven Stones of Creation on a mission to recover the stones where humanity's wisdom resides.

Hector Itzcuautli has worked in several community projects focused on strengthening the social fabric through the care and regeneration of local ecosystems that allow people to achieve food autonomy for their health. Through the planting of organic vegetables with a focus on permaculture, he has traveled part of the continent (Mexico, Ecuador, U.S.) sharing his knowledge with children at rural schools, community leaders, women in prison, young people from the city, and stay-at-home moms in order to empower all those who want to build a better world. Today he works in the Triangle area in North Carolina, accompanying social movements in search of social justice for the good of humanity.