THE RETURN OF NATIVE PEOPLE TO THEIR HOSTING DUTIES
The Beacon to the Ancestors Foundation was created to advance the indigenous
knowledge and ceremonial duties of the ancient Aboriginal cultures
of the Toronto territory, namely the Hotinonshon:ni [Iroquois] and Anishnabec
[Ojibway] peoples.
The Foundation through the vision of its Founder, Dr. William Woodworth
Raweno:kwas, is planning a series of cultural/psycho/spiritual events and
exhibitions Toronto: Beacon to the Ancestors- The Return of the Native
Peoples to Their Traditional Hosting Duties.
Drawing on the wisdom
and values of traditional indigenous knowledge, the focus of this effort
is reconciliation and healing between peoples, with the ancestors, and with
the created world itself.
A central concept in Hotininshon:ni culture is the custom of "condolences"
- physical and spiritual comfort offered by members of one clan to travelers
from another, who are often lonely and dispirited because they are far from
home.
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"When the Stars revolve about the North Pole, they are longing for our growing consciousness"
Jeleuddin Rumi 13th c. Sufi poet