37th Annual Native American Elders Gathering

Join us on the zoom platform or in person at the beautiful Peace Village in Lincoln, Vermont, as we listen to our Elders share the wisdom from their families, clans, and nations on this year’s theme:

Our Thoughts and Actions are Harvested Tomorrow
It is Our Choice to Plant Seeds of Good Cause

Registration is now open for the the 37th annual Native American Elders Gathering, July 30 – August 1, 2021,  hosted by Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, chief of the Green Mountain Ani Yun Wi Wa, and Sunray Meditation Society & Peace Village.  

In peace,  

Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo and Sunray Meditation Society

Confirmed Key 37th Elders Gathering Presenters:

• Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, founder of Sunray Meditation Society the 27th generation holder of the ancestral Ywahoo lineage in the Tsalagi/Cherokee tradition, and author of several books, including the seminal book, Voices of Our Ancestors.
• Ven. Lama Konchok Sonam, lama within the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and spiritual director of the Drikung Meditation Center in Arlington, MA, and well-known expert in the theory and practice of training the mind through meditation and tantric methods for awakening our Buddha nature.
• Grandfather Clifford Mahooty is a member of the Sun Clan of the Zuni Pueblo Nation in New Mexico, wisdom keeper of the Zuni History and member of the Zuni Orders of the Kachina and Galaxy Medicine Societies., and has shared extensively on the teachings of the Star People.
• Elder Mike Bastine, is a member of the Algonquin Nation, author, and healer who was a student of the great Tuscarora medicine man Wallace “Mad Bear” Anderson and of Tuscarora healer Ted Williams.
• Tehoronio Joey David is a member of the Wolf Clan of the Mohawk Nation in Akwesasne, NY where he teaches and counsels clients and community members in their spiritual development, using the Onkwehonwehne’ha Ohkakowenta or “original person wheel”, at the Teanikorahwa:kon Wholistic Health and Wellness Program
• Elder Tatjana Cady was trained by her mother in the sacred teachings and practices of women’s moon cycle of the Abenaki Nation.
• Grandmother Hears Crow, Nootauau Kaukontuoh, “she hears the crow,” is a ‘kuhkootomwehteâen’ (one who shares knowledge), a ceremonial leader and storyteller of the Eastern Woodlands. She lives her life in the tradition of the Nanhigganêuck, the people known today as the Narragansett. She brings forth the culture of the Longhouse People, through their stories: www.storyteller.eenantowash.org 
• Lei’ohu Ryder and Maydeen Ku’uipo ʻĪao are visionaries, ceremonialist, musicians and kahu/caretakers of a sacred temple on Maui. They celebrate life by embracing the spirit of aloha with the one ocean of our collective hearts.
• Grandfather Doug Harris is the tribal historic preservationist and member of the Narragansett Nation
• Dr. Rudy Schild, Professor Emeritus at the Harvard University/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, author, and Executive Director for the Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters, and he continues his research and writing in broadening the scope of scientific inquiry to include the nature of consciousness and the universe.
• Bear Fox is a member of the Mohawk Nation based in Akwesasne, NY, and a songwriter and singer of traditional Mohawk songs which she now shares widely throughwww.bearfoxmusic.com.
• and much more….

Registration for the 37^th Elders Gathering is offered on a sliding scale. Please donate to ensure all are able to attend.

Your donation will provide direct support to the presenting Elders, and enable Sunray to cover expenses for this precious program. Thank you for practicing generosity.

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