A neologism for the term “homeland,” matria posits nationhood in relation to matriarchal belonging. Entrenched in feminist thought as well as literary, poetic, and anthropological traditions, the Spanish word “matria” maps out interdependent worlds grounded in practices of mutual aid, radical love, and care for Mother Earth. For Tamara Oyola-Santiago, experiences of migration and diaspora are met with a sense of matria, a feeling that binds her with other boricua (Puerto Rican people) across time and distance.