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Bolivia’s Cholita skaters ImillaSkate fight for gender equality and indigenous pride with clothing

Rebecca Basaure, Mariano Carranza · Bolivia · Documentary / Sports · 15 min · 80K views

In Cochabamba, the indigenous women's skate collective ImillaSkate ride in traditional polleras, reclaiming their heritage and challenging gender stereotypes through skateboarding.

Skateboarding in traditional skirts becomes a bold statement of indigenous pride and female strength.

Reconnecting with their ancestry while finding sisterhood through skateboarding, Imillaskate is an indigenous female skate collective based in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba – bonded through clothing as a symbol of cult

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