Indigenous Remembering
Hale Kealohalani Makua, Hawai’i Hale Makua began his journey at Pukalehua (Doorway to Heaven), where people who loved him planted a tree above his placenta in an ancient Hawaiian birth ceremony. They prayed that Hale Makua’s life, like the tree growing above Ho’okena in South Kona, would connect heaven and […]
“Aho Mitakuye Oyasin”
“Aho Mitakuye Oyasin”… is a simple yet profound statement that comes from the Lakota Nation and means “all my relations” and is spoken during an early morning ceremony to acknowledge all relationships on all levels of life. To the Creator, for the ultimate gift of life, I thank you. To […]