Before fully exploring her affinity for textiles and design, MayaBags founder Judy Bergsma worked as a filmmaker for many years. An admirer of indigenous cultures, she traveled the globe and even lived among the Aztecs and Mayas of southern Mexico. “Native peoples are always considered the lowest on the totem pole,” she regrets. “This is true in Belize as it is in Mexico.” A passionate environmentalist, Bergsma has always had a fascination with developing alternative models to lift people out of...