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A
Summit of
Indigenous
Spiritual Leaders
~ Practitioners
of Nature
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Wishtoyo
Village, Malibu, CA
October 8-9, 2011
Wishtoyo
Foundation and the Amazon Conservation Team hosted Keepers of Indigenous knowledge, Healers, Elders, Medicine People and
other spiritual and environmental leaders of indigenous tribes from
North America, Amazonia and Polynesia, who gathered to discuss the
challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing world
we all share. The collective wisdom of those who are arguably the
most connected people to Planet Earth alive today was shared
with Wishtoyo's Chumash Village and all of its guests.
The
Wishtoyo Foundation and the Chumash peoples,
in partnership
with the Amazon
Conservation Team
(ACT),
and a notable Steering
Committee, hosted the Summit of Indigenous Spiritual Leaders where a
select group of people were witness to hearing the “Declaration”
voiced by these Traditional Keepers of Indigenous Knowledge.
Click
for the Declaration
of the Gathering of Indigenous Spiritual Leaders & Practitioners
of Nature
Amasina
Adelina
Alva Padilla
These
Practitioners of Nature discussed:
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Environmental and health lessons
that can be learned from those
who continue to live a simpler life;
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The
impact “economic expansion” is having on the indigenous lands
and people
in the Americas and across the Pacific;
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What
each of us can do to improve our personal mental and physical
health; and
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What
each of us can do to slow, and hopefully reverse, the degradation of
the planet.
We were honored to have the following Keepers of Indigenous knowledge, healers, Spiritual leaders and Shaman
participating:
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Chumash
Owl Clan Mother and Medicine Woman, A-lul’koy
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Chumash
Antap, Dr. Kote Lotah
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Spiritual
Leader of Santa Ynez Chumash Reservation, Adelina Alva Padilla
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Taita
Luciano Mutumbajoy, General Coordinator of Union of Yage Healers of
the Colombian Amazon (UMIYAC)
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Amasina,
Paramount Shaman, Tirio tribe, Suriname
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Charito
Chicunque, Kamtza, Advanced apprentice of taita Luciano Mutumbajoy
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Mercedes
Giron, Shamanic Healer, Mic Mac/Algonquin and Azteca
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Dawn
Wasson, a Hawaiian Elder, Healer and Lapa'au
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Kamana'opono
Aweau-Agres, apprentice of Dawn Wasson of Hawaii
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Doña
Estela Roman, Curandera de Temixco, Morelos Mexico
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Mareva
Neti De Montiuc of Tahiti,Polynesian Mythology Teacher, Herbalist
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"Darryl
Babe Wilson”, Pit River Elder, legend and ancient history bearer
The
Steering Committee Members to support the Summit included:
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Beau
Bridges, Grammy Award Winning Actor
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Jeff
Bridges, Academy Award Winning Actor and musician
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Lily
Harfouche, Top 1% Worldwide Malibu Real Estate Agent
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Myles Kovacs, Owner of DUB Magazine
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Tim
Matheson, American Actor, Director, Producer
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Nia
Peeples, American R&B singer, dancer and actress
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"PINK," Grammy Award Winning American singer-songwriter and musician
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Susan
Sarandon, Academy Award Winning Actor, social and political activist
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Strider
Wasilewski, Professional Surfer
and Surf Ambassador for Quiksilver
The
event was held at Wishtoyo Foundation's Chumash
Village, an 8,000 year old village
site at Nicholas Canyon County Beach in Malibu.
“When
you work with Shamans, you are not just working with individuals or
tribes – you are working with nature, thought, and spirit.” –
Taita Luciano Mutumbajoy, Ingano Shaman, northwest Amazon
“Come
and listen to the voices of ancient tradition, a people silenced
through time… Let’s wake up our memory!
History has made its mistakes… let’s come together to
hear the voices of those who can, with our assistance, heal our
future. Join us in facing the challenge with a tribal vision.”
– Mati
Waiya, Chumash
Ceremonial Elder and
Founder &
Executive Director of the Wishtoyo Foundation.
About
Wishtoyo Foundation
Wishtoyo
Foundation works to preserve and protect the culture and history of
Chumash and indigenous peoples, and the natural resources all
cultures depend upon. Wishtoyo preserves Chumash culture and
instills in the public and its youth environmental awareness and
responsibility for sustaining the health of our land, air, and water
by utilizing and sharing traditional Chumash beliefs, cultural
practices, songs, dances, stories, and values. Wishtoyo also
achieves its mission through restoration and preservation projects,
advocacy, education and outreach, science, community mobilizing, and
legal action.
About
Amazon Conservation Team
The
Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) protects the South American
rainforest by working in partnership with the Indians who live
there. To date, ACT has partnered with 30 tribes to map, manage and
improve the protection of over 70 million acres of ancestral
rainforest.
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