37th Annual Native American
Elders and Youth Gathering

July 30th – August 1st, 2021

Online Program Schedule

All times are EDT, Local time at the Sunray Peace Village, Lincoln VT

(Schedule Subject to Change)

FRIDAY, JULY 30th, PROGRAM

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Live from the Arbor at Sunray Peace Village

  • Lighting of the Sacred Central Fires in Arbor – prayers and remarks offered by Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, Tehoronio Joey David, Abenaki Elder Tatjana Cady
  • Remembering Elders who since July 2020 have stepped into the Great Beyond (Salmon Song), with Rev. Meli Kitchens
  • Morning Practices in the Arbor

8:00 am – 9:30 am: Breakfast Break

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Preparing for the Day

  • Carrying in the Flags
  • Sunray’s Morning Practices with Madeleine Piat-Landolt, Sunray Dance Mistress

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Morning Session

  • Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo opens Hybrid/Zoom Elders Gathering; why the theme; why we’re together; welcomes all; welcomes Elder Presenters for the weekend.
  • Review of the Elders Gathering Program with Rev. Meli
  • Grandfather Mike Bastine, “Using Old Ways to Deal with Current Events”
  • Tehoronio, Joey David, “Mirroring Peaceful Relationships”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break

  • 12:30pm – Chi & Stretching, with Madeleine Piat-Landolt, Tai Chi Chuan Tung Family Lineage Yang Style

1: 00 pm – 1:45 pm: Zoom Breakout Room Session
Note: Moon Arbor Session will not be recorded

  • Virtual Moon Arbor for Women & Girls with Elder Tatjana Cady

1: 00 pm – 4:45 pm: Afternoon session

  • Grandfather Clifford Mahooty, “Spirituality & Ceremony in these Times”
  • SunBôw, “Cosmic Relatives and Forest Elders”
  • Grandfather Doug Harris, “Native American Preservation Revelations”
  • Grandmother Hears Crow – “How Our Ancestors’ Stories Reveal Seeds for Tomorrow”
  • Lei’ohu Ryder & Maydeen Iao “Seeds that Must be Planted in Supporting the Sacred Feminine in these Times”
  • Closing of the day and Sharing of Evening Program with Rev. Meli, MC

4:45 pm – 6:00 pm: Dinner Break

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Elders Gathering Concert

  • Music from Unole Singers, Live from the Sunray Peace Village Arbor (weather permitting)

  • Native American Songs with Bear Fox & Mignon

SATURDAY, JULY 30th, PROGRAM

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Live from the Arbor at Sunray Peace Village

  • Opening at the Sacred Central Fires in Arbor, with Tehoronio Joey David and Sunray Ministers
  • Morning Practices in the Arbor

8:00 am – 9:30 am: Breakfast Break

9:30 am – 10:30 pm Preparing for the Day

  • Sunray’s Basic Practices, with Madeleine Piat-Landolt, Sunray Dance Mistress
  • Rev. Meli opens Hybrid/Zoom Elders Gathering day; reviews the theme; why we’re together; welcomes all; shares highlights and observations from Friday

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Morning Session

  • Balancing the Black Hole, the Universe, and All That Is with Dr. Rudy Schild
  • Significance of These Times and Planting Good Seeds for the Future from the Perspective of Buddhism with Venerable Lama Konchok Sonam

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break

  • 12:30 pm – Take A Break – Tristar Tai Chi & Stretching, with Molly Lee, Sunray & Tristar Tai Chi

1: 00 pm – 1:45 pm: Zoom Breakout Room Session
Note: Moon Arbor Session will not be recorded

  • Virtual Moon Arbor for Women & Girls with Elder Tatjana Cady

1: 00 pm – 3:15 pm: Afternoon session

  • Conversation: What Do the Unseen Ones, Elders & Scientists Have to Say About These Times? – Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo invites Mike Bastine, Dr. Rudy Schild & SunBôw to join her in a conversation
  • Significance of Spiritual Ceremony in these Times, with Lawrence Happy Laughing
  • Preparing for the Ywahoo Lineage Healing Ceremony, Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo
  • Music and closing for the day, Rev. Meli

3: 15 pm – 6:00 pm: Break & Preparation for Ywahoo Healing Celebration

SATURDAY, JULY 31, YWAHOO LINEAGE HEALING CELEBRATION

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Ywahoo Lineage Healing Celebration, with Ven. Dhyani Ywahoo, and Sunray Healing Gadugi, Dance, Singing & Fire Gadugis

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st, PROGRAM

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Live from the Arbor at Sunray Peace Village

  • Opening at the Sacred Central Fires in Arbor, with Tehoronio Joey David & Sunray Ministers
  • Sunray’s Morning Practices in the Arbor

8:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast Break

9:00 am – 10:30 pm Preparing for the Day

  • The Heart Sutra: Text & Chanting, Venerable Lama Sonam
  • Sharing Agenda for Day and Some Elders Gathering Highlights, MC Rev. Meli
  • Showing of the Film, “Remothering the Land”

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Morning Session

  • Communicating with All Life, Seeds of the Universal Family, SunBôw, Tehonorio Joey David & Dr. Rudy Schild
  • Panel: How Do We Prepare for the Days Ahead-the seeds we must plant & nurture, Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo and Mike Bastine

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Afternoon Session

  • Sunray Meditation Society NGO at the United Nations, Sandy Sheridan, SMS NGO Representation. with Sandy Sheridan
  • “Protecting Water is Protecting the Seeds of Tomorrow”Saugeen First Nation Elder Shirley John, Ojibway Mohawk
  • Ceremonies, with Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo and Sunray ministers
  • Closing of 37th Elders Gathering with Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, Tehoronio Joey David, & Rev. Meli

MONDAY, AUGUST 2nd, P0ST-ELDERS GATHERING WORKSHOPS ON ZOOM

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9:30 pm – 12:00 pm

  • Grandfather Mike Bastine, “Emerging from the Pandemic: What Have We Learned? Where Do We Go From Here?”

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

  • Elder Lawrence Happy Laughing, How do we go into the future and build healthy, loving communities while honoring our Mother Earth?

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

  • Grandmother Hears Crow “Welcoming the Other”