Congratulations to Maira Cristina Castro Mina, who defended her MA thesis,  “Tambadoras Dancing with the Palo River: A Research-Creation Exploration of Traditional Gold Mining in Colombia,” and passed with no revisions. In this project, Maira Cristina Castro Mina explores the traditional gold mining practices of Tambadoras, a group of Afro-Colombian women from Guachené, Colombia. Reflecting…