Arawaka Inc

ARAWAKA'S MAIN GOAL IS TO PROMOTE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND OUR MOTHER EARTH. OUR PRAYER IS FOR THE FOLLOWING GENERATIONS: THAT THEY MAY INHERIT THE EARTH IN BETTER CONDITION THAN WE HAVE IT NOW. THE ONLY REAL PROBLEM WITH THE ECOLOGY OF THE PLANET RESIDES IN THE HUMAN BEINGS; THEREFORE OUR EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS DEVELOPING WAYS OF SPIRITUAL EDUCATION. WE INTEND TO INCREASE OUR AWARENESS AND TO AWAKEN OUR HEARTS TO THE LEVEL AT WHICH WE BECOME CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING THE EARTH AS OUR MOTHER AND ALL THAT LIVE ON THE EARTH AS OUR RELATIVES AND OUR PARTNERS IN LIFE. OUR WORK FACES FOUR DIRECTIONS; INDIAN TRADITIONS; INDIVIDUAL HEALING; CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY LIFE.

INDIGINOUS SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS DURING THE 2021 YEAR, WE BEGAN RECEIVING PEOPLE TO PRAY WITH US DURING OUR SUMMER CEREMONIES. MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ARAWAKA COMMUNITY WERE STILL NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL BUT PEOPLE WHO WERE WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE MADE IT FOR OUR LONG CEREMONY SEASON. WE CHOSE TO KEEP GATHERINGS SMALL AGAIN THIS YEAR SO WE OFFERED MORE TIMES FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 70

EDUCATIONAL HEALING WE HOSTED ONE EDUCATIONAL GROUP THIS YEAR AND IT WAS GOOD TO BE OFFERING THIS AGAIN. WE ALWAYS LEARN A LOT WHEN WORKING WITH THESE GROUPS OF INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. WORKING WITH THESE GROUPS OVER THE YEARS HAS PROVIDED AN AVENUE FOR ARAWAKA TO REACH THE LARGER WORLD QUIETLY. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 15

COMMUNITY LIFE DURING 2021, IT FELT GOOD TO HAVE A MORE RICH COMMUNITY LIFE OFFERING. THE ARAWAKA WATER PROJECT TOOK ON A NEW AND BIGGER SCALE THIS YEAR AND AFTER 4 YEARS OF WORKING WITH SLOWING THE WATER AND ESTABLISHING NATIVE PLANTS IN THE UPLAND AREAS, WE DROPPED INTO THE ARROYO ALONG THE DRIVEWAY THIS YEAR TO BEGIN IN CHANNEL WORK WITH BIG BOULDERS. IN ALL-AROUND 20 LARGE STRUCTURES WERE PUT IN AND WE RESEEDED DISTURBED AREAS ALONG THE ARROYO. WE HAD ANOTHER COMMUNITY GATHERING IN MAY THAT FOCUSED ON MAINTENANCE AND PREPARATION FOR SUMMER CEREMONIES. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 40

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM IS ONGOING THROUGH OUR EFFORTS DURING COMMUNITY WORKDAYS AND DIFFERENT CEREMONIES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE SUMMER. THIS YEAR THERE WAS A GROUP OF PRE AND YOUNG TEENS THAT LOVED BEING HERE AND BEING TOGETHER. SOME HAVE BEEN HERE THEIR ENTIRE LIVES, AND OTHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY WERE SO PRESENT AND HELPFUL. THEY LEARNED TO KEEP FIRE, THEY HELPED WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN, THE HELPED COOK, THEY SHOWED UP FOR CEREMONIES, AND THEY CONNECTED. IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL FEELING TO BE WITH THEM. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 12