Welcome to the Rastafari Indigenous Village Community Blog—a sacred space where we share stories, teachings, and reflections rooted in Rastafari livity, Afro-Indigenous traditions, plant medicine, and the ongoing journey of cultural preservation. Here, every post is a call to remember, reconnect, and rise with the rhythm of the Earth.
For over sixteen years, we have opened the gates of Rastafari Indigenous Village (RIV)—not to entertain, but to welcome. Not to perform, but to remember.
There is a pharmacy growing in the hills of Jamaica—and it cannot be found behind glass counters or sterile walls. It grows wild and wise in the forests, fields, and riversides.
When the first drumbeat echoed through the Montego Valley River, a vision was born—not of a destination, but of a return. Rastafari Indigenous Village (RIV) was never imagined as a place to visit. It was dreamed as a space to remember.
For over sixteen years, we have opened the gates of Rastafari Indigenous Village (RIV)—not to entertain, but to welcome. Not to perform, but to remember.