ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10) – A group of women in Guatemala have been passing down the tradition of weaving for more than two thousand years. It’s a tradition Mayan Hands, a nonprofit in Albany, is on a ...

For more than 1500 years the basic technology of Maya weaving has remained the same. Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today ...

Professor Joyce Bennett helps Maya weavers in Guatemala protect their intellectual property rights. For years, Maya women in Guatemala have fought against the theft of their unique weaving designs, ...