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| Host Grandmother Rita Pitka Blumenstein Photo by Anchorage Daily News |
Morning, noon, and evening each day at the sacred fire in the park, one of the 13 Grandmothers, in turn, offed prayers from her own tribal tradition. Their prayers were for the spiritual, mental, physical and emotional well-being of our planet, all of her inhabitants, and for the next seven generations to come.
Open Council roundtables were held at the Dena'ina Center. Topics included the role of women and motherhood, restoring our personal foundations, nurturing our inner light then reflecting that back to the world, and balancing life with love, laugher, gratefulness, tears and healing… healing Mother Earth.
This is the time... we are the people.
We are all connected and here to evolve both personally and as a universal community.
Blessing of the homeless at the sacred fire.
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| Maria Alice Campos-Freire from Brazil Blessing the gift of Smoked Salmon given to all gathering participants. Photo by Anchorage Daily News |
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| Grandmother Rita singing the Welcoming Song to her visiting Hawiian sister. Photo by Anchorage Daily News |
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| Larry Merculieff offered his heartfelt and powerful view about the balance between feminine and masculine, touching both audience, and Grandmothers very deeply. Photo by Anchorage Daily News |
Learn about each of the Grandmothers here: Native Village
For the Next Seven Generations, the move.
Only certain members of the press were allowed to take photographs at this event out of respect for the ceremony and the Grandmothers.
