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Friends is often
asked by indigenous elders to sponsor or provide
funding for various projects. The diversity of
these projects is as surprising and exciting as our
elders.
In the past, Friends has been asked to cover travel expenses for an elder and his companion to South America for the recovery of a sacred staff with great antiquity and power. In the spring, Don Alejandro, thirteenth generation Maya Quiche' elder journeyed to Bolivia to recover the item that has been in his family for many generations. The Sacred Staff is now safe at the home of Don Alejandro in Guatamala.
The Tides Foundation has made a generous donation to restore the Sacred Site of Big Bead on the Canoncito Reservation. These much needed funds will help to rebuild the ancient hogans and observatory at the site, and will be used to improve access to the Sacred Site.
In the past, Friends has been asked to cover travel expenses for an elder and his companion to South America for the recovery of a sacred staff with great antiquity and power. In the spring, Don Alejandro, thirteenth generation Maya Quiche' elder journeyed to Bolivia to recover the item that has been in his family for many generations. The Sacred Staff is now safe at the home of Don Alejandro in Guatamala.
The Tides Foundation has made a generous donation to restore the Sacred Site of Big Bead on the Canoncito Reservation. These much needed funds will help to rebuild the ancient hogans and observatory at the site, and will be used to improve access to the Sacred Site.
Miguel Angel Amaya
Amaya, the day keeper and traditional elder of
Cacaopera has asked Friends for a solar pump and
water purification system for his small, isolated
village in El Salvador. This model could
significantly transform the health and well being
of the inhabitants of the village. The level of
parasites is deadly from water contaminated by
livestock. Toxins are another issue that will be
addressed by these systems. A solar prototype has
been developed at RIT in Rochester, NY. The
proposal calls for a cadre of teachers and students
from RIT to travel to Cacaopera for hands on
installation of the pump and interaction with the
community. The small community farm is located on
an ancient sacred site marked by the earth serpent
altar. The river is not far unless the children
have to carry water for the traditional corn and
other vegetables that are farmed by the sixteen
young students, ages three to seventeen, who live
and study onsite. This request is several years
old. The children continue to be plagued by
parasites.
Since 1995, according
the the prophesy of the eagle and the condor,
Elders have been meeting from North America to
South America. Don Alejandro, thirteenth generation
Maya quiche' elder has been the energy from the
center bringing together North and South. In 1997
there was, in the jungles of Colombia, a Second
Gathering. 1999 brought the Elders to New Mexico
for the Third Gathering. Other meetings have
occurred, but no "official" authorized message or
direction has come from them. Now, we are planning
a Continental Gathering to take place in El
Salvador in 2008. These are trying times. The hope
for the future lies in these Gatherings of the
Earth Wisdom Keepers. We are planning to produce a
DVD of the event. It will include interviews, music
and illustrated books for children with drawings of
cultural life from the Elders. Photos and messages
will be available from the Elders for teachers and
all the people, so the messages are easily
accessible for all. Our proposed budget for this
gathering is $150,000.
Grandfather William
Commanda, Algonquin Spiritual Leader and Keeper of
the Sacred Wampum Belts, greets Don Alejandro at
the United Nations Plaza in 2000
Indigenous Leaders
take the stage at the United Nations in 2000 to
stand with Oren Lyons, Onondaga Speaker, for his
epic speech warning us all about the effects of
global warming
A Pilgrimage to Tikal
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