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At Hotel Chaco鈥檚 newest retail outlet, cash isn鈥檛 the only currency accepted. Tamales work, too.

Xol Original, a nonprofit founded in 2012 to support Indigenous artists, launched its first brick-and-mortar location in the Sawmill District over the weekend. In a multi-day grand opening, the modern-day trading post and gallery welcomed community members with a fashion show, artisan pop-ups, live painting demonstrations, a potluck 鈥� and its first exchange of tamales for moccasins.

鈥淢occasins can be very expensive, and so we鈥檒l trade out whatever,鈥� said Valentino Romero, an Indigenous artist and the founder and president of Xol Original. 鈥淭he whole idea is sovereign economics; it鈥檚 not using capitalism as the sole premise. (It鈥檚 exchanging) words for words, value for value (and) knowledge for knowledge.鈥�

The new trading post and gallery, spanning 1,050 square feet at 2000 Bellamah NW, features sustainably made crafts 鈥� including footwear, jewelry, textiles, pottery, apothecary goods and art 鈥� ranging between $5 and $8,000. The crafts are handmade primarily by Indigenous artists throughout the Southwest and Mexico.

Xol Original currently supports roughly 40 Indigenous artists who receive the majority of the proceeds from sales of their goods, Romero said.

鈥淲e鈥檙e just there as cultural representatives, and we also encourage them to come and be in the space and represent their work themselves,鈥� Romero added. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a nonprofit, so the whole idea is to continue with the mission of benefiting Indigenous communities.鈥�

Romero aims to accomplish that mission through educational community events that spur creativity and connection, including workshops, storytelling sessions and gatherings featuring music, food and conversation.

Another part of Xol Original鈥檚 mission is sustainability, which is a requirement for any goods the nonprofit accepts. The nonprofit also requires the goods to be made from natural resources and with 鈥済ood intentions,鈥� Romero said.

The ideals that define Xol Original came long before the nonprofit鈥檚 Sawmill District debut. Romero said the nonprofit鈥檚 logo came to him years ago in a dream involving his mother. He later learned that around the same time he had that dream, his mother had been killed by a drunk driver.

Before hugging and kissing Romero goodbye in the dream, he said his mother described the Xol Original logo as 鈥渁 living seed鈥� that needed to be protected until he knew where to plant it.

Romero spent the following years traveling around the world and showcasing Indigenous art and culture through pop-ups and events. It wasn鈥檛 until about three months ago 鈥� when Heritage Hotels & Resorts approached Xol Original about opening a space at the Shops at Hotel Chaco 鈥� that the dream and its meaning became fully realized, Romero said.

鈥淚 carried the seed in my heart until I had a physical place to plant it,鈥� Romero said. 鈥淚 felt it was finally a place where (Xol Original鈥檚 mission) could not only be understood, but recognized.鈥�

Kylie Garcia covers retail and real estate for the Journal. You can reach her at kgarcia@abqjournal.com.