2021 Year in Review
HOW TO BE A GOOD ANCESTOR I have struggled writing this ‘year in review/preview of what’s to come’. There are few among us who have not experienced tremendous loss, unexpected changes in our lives or those we hold most dear, or the sadness that comes with all that...
Recommended Reads: Wisdomkeepers: Meetings with Native American Spiritual Elders
Recommended Reads From Kim Langbecker, Executive Director Welcome to Recommended Reads, Sacred Fire Foundation’s monthly book recommendation series. Today, I am delighted to share an excerpt from Wisdomkeepers: Meetings with Native American Spiritual Elders by Steve...
Recommended Reads: The Time of the Black Jaguar by Arkan Lushwala
Welcome to Recommended Reads, Sacred Fire Foundation’s monthly book recommendation series. By Kim Langbecker, Executive Director Once a month, we’ll feature a book that has made a profound impact on our work. Today, I am delighted to share an excerpt from The Time...
“The wisdom of humanity lives in Indigenous people – and it belongs to humanity ” Arkan Lushwala (Andean Ceremonial Leader)
Over the last few years, out of the blue, someone would randomly mention that I “needed” to meet a ceremonial leader from Peru who lived “somewhere near Santa Fe”. Each time, a few more details were revealed but never his name. I’m not certain if those urging me to...
Protecting the Sacred – A Word from Mercedes Caso, SFF Grants Director
How Does Sacred Fire Foundation Protect And Support Indigenous Wisdom? The main purpose of our grantmaking program, Protecting the Sacred, provides modest grants and organizational support for Indigenous wisdom keepers and their communities worldwide. To help them...
In Solidarity
IN SOLIDARITY. In one of the hundreds of treasured conversations I’ve been blessed to have with Pauline Tangiora, the subject of us all being “one people” came up. I don’t remember the context or who shared that very common vision, but Pauline, in her gentle...
Seeds of Wisdom – Pauline Tangiora (English)
In response to the urgent calling we are all feeling during this challenging and transformative time, and in solidarity with our Sacred Fire Foundation community and the many Elders we have had the privilege to work alongside, we are grateful to be able to share...
What is “Indigenous”?
From recent opinion pieces in The Hill on the importance of listening to the wisdom and worldview of Native and Aboriginal Elders to protect our planet, to stories about the connection between Indigenous knowledge, the protection of biodiversity and the prevention of...
Everything is Sacred
This is a message to everyone who we have had the honor to share space with, in-person at one of our events, digitally through our social media, perhaps even just through e-mail. We are reaching out to you today to remind you, during this very challenging and...
November is Native American Heritage Month
This year’s theme is “Honoring Our Nations: Building Strength Through Understanding. There are hundreds of tribes across the nation, with over 570 federally recognized. They are the Indigenous Peoples of the United States – 5 million strong! This is a time to...