40th Annual Native American
Elders and Youth Gathering
July 26th – 28th, 2024
Recent Past Gatherings
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Stories of Woodland Wisdom
Hearing stories energized by the land, which reveal the resonance of each heart’s relationship with all beings.
Presenters:
Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo
Mike Bastine, Algonquin Elder
Louise Hearne, Bear Clan Mother, Mohawk
Rudy Shields, PhD, astrophysicist
Jane Struss, Mezzo Soprano, professor
Lama Konchog Sonam, Drikung Kagyu, Tibetan Buddhist
Bear Fox, Mohawk Singer & Songwriter
Kodota Britton, Cherokee and Choctaw Elder
David Lonebear Sanipass, Mi’kmaq storyteller, musician and scientist
Jaclyn Ouillette, wilderness wisdom guide, Star Teaching Society
Peggy Brick, attorney & professor, Star Teaching Society
2015
Heart of Compassion ~ Wisdom in Action
Hosted in partnership with Vajra Dakini Nunnery
Presenters:
HH Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, Tibetan Buddhist
Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
Grandmother Patricia DeAsis, Tsalagi Elder
Grandfather Bernard DeAsis, Thlingit Indian Elder
Grandfather Mike Bastine, Algonquin
Khenpo Choepel, Tibet
Khenmo Nyima Drolma, Tibetan Buddhist
Dr. John Carlton-Foss, alternative energy physicist
Dr. Rudy Schild, astro-physicist
2014
We are Light, We are Stardust and the Garden is Within
Presenters:
Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
Grandfather Mike Bastine, Algonquin Elder
Gerard Sagassige, Anishnaabe Elder
Grandmother Nanatasis Bluto-Delvental, Abenaki Elder
Peter Champoux, Gaiagrapher
Khenmo Nyima Drolma, Tibetan Buddhist Abbess
Dr. John Carlton-Foss, alternative energy physicist
Dr. Rudy Schild, astro-physicist
2013
Path of Awakening: Magnetizing the Future You Wish
Presenters:
Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
Grandfather Warren Redwing Ramey, Cherokee
Grandfather Mike Bastine, Algonquin
Queen Mother Sylvia Jordan, spiritual leader
Grandmother Margarita Núñez García, Chichimecan
Dr. John Carlton-Foss, alternative energy physicist
Dr. Rudy Schild, astro-physicist
Janet Windwalker Jones, Cherokee
2012
Courageously Entering the New Cycle: Energizing the Future that We Are Weaving in This Moment
Presenters:
Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
Grandfather Warren Redwing Ramey, Cherokee
Grandfather Mike Bastine, Algonquin
Queen Mother Sylvia Jordan, spiritual leader
Grandmother Margarita Núñez García, Chichimecan
Grandmother Elena Ixcot
Grandmother Patricia Downing DeAsis
Grandfather Bernard DeAsis
Grandfather Arnie Neptune, Penobscot
Janet Windwalker Jones, Cherokee
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