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I am subtitling a video about INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S DAY, from an indigenous language (Zapoteco) into Spanish and English. It is a group of indigenous women from Oaxaca, trying to get into the business of embroidered clothes.

Here is the line:

"La sangre ancestral esta en nuestras venas.
¡Hoy seguimos de pie gracias a nuestra cultura!"

I'm trying to figure out how to say "Estamos de pie," which means to me: we are here, in this world, alive, due to our culture or because of our culture. As you know, I am also dealing with having as least characters as possible. It is my graduation project from the subtitling class. Any help? "We stand up for, or we are standing up," sounds more like if we are fighting for the culture?
Thank you so much in advance for your generosity!