Rootkeeper | noun | /ˈruːtˌkiːpər/
a guardian of ancestral wisdom; who alchemizes ancient knowing into modern power

One day, someone
will wonder about you.

If we don’t choose to keep our roots, we lose something bigger than heritage – we lose sovereignty. We give others the power to define us, to rewrite us, to control us.

Our heritage was never meant to be reduced to artefacts locked away in museums, stripped of its context, or divorced from the hearts that created it. It lives. It breathes. It evolves with us, no matter how many borders it crosses.

If we don’t choose to keep our roots, we lose something bigger than heritage – we lose sovereignty. We give others the power to define us, to rewrite us, to control us.

Share Your GRANDMOTHER'S Wisdom

Help us build a living archive where no wisdom is lost and no lineage is forgotten.
The prompt for our December Open Call is for your Grandmother's Wisdom or Grandmother Figure's Wisdom.
It could be advice, a recipe, a ritual, a spiritual practice, a quote, a craft.
We will be looking to feature these in our first-ever community sourced project and will reach out to you for more information.

Every seed is a story for the next generation. Submissions window closes 31st December 2025.

Join the
Rootkeepers
Tribe

Join the Rootkeepers Tribe

Join the
Rootkeepers Tribe

Explore culture, identity, and heritage, one story at a time. Be part of a collective that reclaims ancestral truths, celebrates heritage, and builds a more inclusive future.

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"This is for those who feel like they belong everywhere and nowhere at once.
For those who speak their mother tongue with an accent, or not at all.
For those who were made to believe their culture is a relic.
For those unlearning, reclaiming, coming home.

We will gather stories that refuse to fade.
We will name what was stolen.
We will honour what survived.

This is not about ancestry.
This is about inheritance.
And what we choose
To carry forward."

— Anoopreet Kaur Rehncy