Mamalitia, a California-based community dedicated to promoting self-protection and self-sufficiency, has a message for women. “I want women to know they are fully capable of teaching their children, they’re fully capable of engaging in self-sustainability, and they do not need permission from anybody to do that,” Denise Aguilar, the group’s founder, told The Epoch Times in an exclusive interview. “You’re capable of creating the community and the environment that you want for your family without interruption or overreach from government entities.” Mamalitia—which has 19 communities in California and a dozen more in Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New York, and Washington—teaches its members how to guard against food shortages, teach their children from home, administer first aid, learn natural healing techniques, and safely use firearms. As advocates for firearm safety training, the group has been criticized—and “borderline slanderously” attacked, according to Aguilar—as extremists. ‘Do We Support Women’s Rights or Not?’ Critics point …