Tanya Aguiñiga describes how she used StoryMaps to document locations of cochineal-bearing plants. She explains that mapping these plants highlights their cultural and ecological significance, particularly for the Oaxacan Indigenous community in Los Angeles and Southern California. Aguiñiga emphasizes that cochineal represents a living connection to ancestral knowledge and cultural patrimony, offering a way to affirm belonging and visibility for Indigenous and migrant communities while acknowledging the broader history and ongoing impact of displacement and access to cultural knowledge in the region.