<p>Gila. Seen afar in a Baltimore dream. An eastern province bordering our fair city. A tributary cutting through its heart. A dragon roaming the desert sunset. A people whose culture outlives us all.</p> <p>Gila. Pronounced ǵē-lə. Like so much of our modernity, an intentional misplacement. Appropriation disguised as ignorance. A wrong as a reminder. To learn and unlearn.</p> <p>Gila. Nomads preserving the culture of the native tongue. Art activism through radical collectivism. Bridges built