Ancient Wisdom Rising

Preserving the Living Continuity of Ancient Wisdom Worldwide Through Dialogue and Discovery

Ancient Wisdom Rising

Preserving the Living Continuity of Ancient Wisdom Worldwide Through Dialogue and Discovery

Indigenous wisdom traditions provide the world with diverse perspectives and practices based on respect, reciprocity and balance. As we increasingly feel the limitations of global systems that jeopardize our Earth, Sacred Fire Foundation encourages multi-generational gatherings centered on ancestral wisdom for social change. Here, we invite you to rise with us to experience the world as living, aware and sacred.

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Dance as an Act of Love

For more than twenty-five years, elder Pahan Pte San Win (Lakota, Cree & Metis) has been offering counseling support to residential school survivors, incarcerated men and youth, and women who have experienced abuse. In 2016, she had a vision: We will dance on sacred...

Ancient Wisdom Rising Archive

Ancient Wisdom Rising 2015

With Bienvenido Arroyo, Shri Vivek Shastri L. Godbole, Benerexa Marquez, R. Carlos Nakai, Caleen Sisk, Marcos Terena, Haudenosaunee Dancers, and Mamadouba (Mimo) Camara

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Ancient Wisdom Rising 2013

With Sobonfu Somé, Oren Lyons, Tom Porter, Eda Zavala, Eliot Cowan, Joan Henry, and Tenzin Wangyal

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Ancient Wisdom Rising 2012

With Oren Lyons, Marie Junaluska, Marcy Vaughn, Sam Proctor, Sobonfu Somé, Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami, Grandmother Walking Thunder, and Larry Merculieff

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Ancient Wisdom Rising 2011

With Sobonfu Somé, Erick Gonzalez, Raina Ferris, Woody Morrison, Shri Vivek Shastri L. Godbole, Eliot Cowan, Ray Williams, and Tom Goldtooth

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2nd InterSpiritual Conference

With Colin Campbell, Eliot Cowan, Tasnim Fernandez, Flordemayo, Grandma Bertha Grove, Dan Hessey, Lei O’hu Ryder, Malidoma Somé, and David Wiley

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1st InterSpiritual Conference

With Oren Lyons, Eliot Cowan, Tenzin Wangyal, David Wiley, Lei O’hu Ryder, Shyamdas, and Richard Reoch

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Dance as an Act of Love

For more than twenty-five years, elder Pahan Pte San Win (Lakota, Cree & Metis) has been offering counseling support to residential school survivors, incarcerated men and youth, and women who have experienced abuse. In 2016, she had a vision: We will dance on sacred...