Weaving Wisdom reveals how in Colombia, indigenous nations are defending their land, lives and autonomy amid the 46-year-old armed conflict that pits guerrilla fighters against the U.S.-sponsored government security forces and paramilitaries.

The film follows three Colombian native women as they overcome obstacles resulting from the armed conflict. Flor Ilva is the first female governor in the Nasa territory of Jambaló, and she peacefully leads her people to confront the police occupying public spaces. Doris is a 25-year-old Awá governor who escaped being killed herself when the army massacred five other Awás in her village, with her name was the killers' list of victims. And Ludis is a Kankaumo widow and mother of four, imprisoned on false charges of rebellion then released a year later for lack of evidence.

During nearly three years, the film chronicles Flor Ilva as she and her fellow Nasa people advance in their mandate to create peace in their territories and reignite a movement to recuperate ancestral lands. The documentary captures Doris as she continues to govern her people and construct Awá autonomy amid threats of poisonous fumigations and armed attacks. The film also reveals how Ludis is able to move onward, along with other widows in her village, to consider reparations offered by the government and reconstruct a family and future after systematic violence swept through the region.

Weaving Wisdom exposes the rights abuses occurring in rural Colombia where armed conflict endangers the survival of Colombia's 102 indigenous nations. Despite the militarization, killings and imprisonment faced by the protagonists, this is a story of women's resilience and hope.