Philosophy

History of the PEACE & DIGNITY

The vision of our people has compelled us to provide a vehicle that will enable our peoples to reconnect to one another through the Sacred fire and strenghthen our connection to our Father and Mother the Great Spirit, Mother Earth. Peace & Dignity Journey is the vehicle we have provided.
The Journey never ends.

In 1989 a group of indigenous people in Chicago were concerned with the Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor time that was nearing. This time was marked and recorded on the Sacred Stone Calender of the Mexica People. The Calender has time spans of 52 year cycles. The last cycle was nearing his end on Oktober 12, 1992. The new cycle began October 13, 1992. Within this new cycle would be a time of rebirth of conciousness amongst the two-legged and the Eagle and Condor Prophecys would be manifested in this time. The formation of a confederation that would serve towards the spiritual reconnecting of our Sacred Fires was the topic of many dialogues.

The call by many contemporary elders and spiritual leaders to return to the original ways was being heeded by many young peoples. They began their Journeys to heal themselves and increase their understanding of the sacred ways and ceremonies. We learned about the responsibility and risks many of the spiritual leaders took to protect this way of life that come under attack by the invasion and holocaust of our ancestors over 500 years ago. Not one indigenous nation today can claim that their Original way of life was not thwarted, repressed or banned in some way by the Nation States. So we move forward as we are accountable to Grandfather, Grandmother and the instructions of our ancestors.

While the dialogues continued some people had the idea of making an intercontinantal prayer that would coincide with the timing of the cyclical change. Spiritual running would be the method by which this prayer could be accomplished.

...Two arrows left to unite Oktober 12th 1992 in the sacred city of Teotihuacan, Mexico. One left from Alasca and the other from Macchu Piccu, Peru. People like Wallace Black Elk, Harble Looking Horse, Aurelio Diaz, Lennard Crew Dog, Francisco Himenez-Tlakaelet, Chapito and many others have been the spiritual leaders of this sacred event.




Peace & Dignity Jouneys
Confederation of the Eagle and Condor
Coordinating Council

Building a confederation takes time. It can not happen over night or even in the activity of one or two runs. It takes dedication of those involved to work year round to make sure all steps pass through the Sacred Fires. It is not merely the method of holding a meeting. We are not an advisory council but the decision making body for the Peace and Dignity Journeys mandate

...We have a long way to go towards being human again.

It means having compassion and love for our people that streches beyond nation, tribe, border, color and gender. It means streching our under- standing, patience, courage, endurance and alert- ness. It means having discipline within ourselves and our work. No one after 500 years of misery is all holy or all healed. We are lucky that we have in this lifetime many teachers and spiritual interpreters of many nations that are helping us. They are getting on in years and we have lost some great ones. Some have given and never received and they need prayers and healings too.

We will give our people a chance to walk with us in this work. We do not make decisions based on who is famous or renowed by some, but by who has the will and the integrity to do this work. Remember we are in a healing process of decolonization and are not looking for some great leader to come out of the sky and tell us what to do. We understand that the original instructions given to us by the Great Spirit have always been here and this is what we follow. Our spiritual interpreters help us to understand these instruc- tions via the ceremonies...

In 1992, 1996 the spiritual Runs of Peace & Dignity were realised and it gonna be realised again in the year 2000.

Come and run with us
the prayer for
PEACE & DIGNITY
here on Mother Earth
EUROPE

...to honour the old spirits
of this continent, this land...

...to unify the different nation

...to meet your own
peace & dignity
and to heal yourself

...to share the prayer...