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"Mirakulu" wrote:

 

 

Dear Suquamish Olalla Neighbors members and friends,

 

We have offered to spread the word about the Grandmother's Gathering

in Lummi Sept 9th and 10th. The grandmothers' wish is to meet with

the First Nation People in our area (they are willing to meet with

other non-tribal groups as well). The Lummi gathering is open to all.

Any who wish to schedule a time with these grandmothers please call

either Pauline Hillaire 360-758-2570 or Laurie Horne 206-856-1396 or

the contacts below. Attached is the gathering flyer and the text of

two emails from organizers below.

 

LeagueOfTheLastDays/

 

Kia Ora, Aloha, Allin p'unchay, Greetings Everyone!

Just a reminder â€" I am now using the email address

info@d... If you enable html on your email, you will

be able to read this letter more easily.

 

I do realize this the second emailing this month â€" I want to tell

you about a very special event that will happen September 9 â€" 10:

The Grandmothers Gathering. A number of very special women from

around the world will gather in Bellingham on the Lummi Reservation.

Some of you already know about this gathering; some of you

participated in the first gathering in 2003. The original vision came

from Dell Whongi, a Maori chieftess, who envisioned grandmothers

coming together and in so doing, bringing the world together. The

first gathering was healing for the grandmothers as well as other

participants.

 

This second gathering was initiated by Pauline Hillaire, a Lummi

elder who was one of the grandmothers who spoke two years ago. Her

tribe, like many, is losing its young people â€" at the rate of nine

young people per month. She had a dream, in which she saw

grandmothers facing one direction, in anguish, and the young facing

another. This gathering is her response, to bring together the

grandmothers and the young people to acknowledge each other and to

heal.

 

The grandmothers have been invited and said "Yes!" They are: Dell

Whongi, along with Kelly Toa-Martin and Lou Herwini-Capewell from

Aotearoa (New Zealand); Angeline Locey from Kauai, Hawaii; Dona

Bernardina Catari Alvarez from Peru (along with Mirtha Irco Vilcapaza

as assistant and translator and Yoced Callañaupa Quillahuman, a 16

year old artist from Chinchero); Royal Alley-Barnes, African-American-

Islamic, Seattle, Washington; Vi Hilbert, from the Upper Skagit

Tribe; and Pauline Hillaire from the Lummi Tribe.

 

The intent of this Gathering is healing for the First Nation people

from this area, especially the Lummi, and particularly the young

people. However, anyone who would like to attend will be welcome.

Although there is no charge for attending, donations will be

accepted. I can tell you it will be a healing and learning

experience.

 

Those from Aotearoa and Peru plan to stay for 90 days and to teach

and do healing work as much as they can while they are here. Some of

you may already have heard a bit about the teaching and healing Dona

Bernardina will do through Wiracocha Institute.

 

All of this requires time and money: the time of volunteers; and

money, for plane tickets, food, the site, and many other details. If

you can help, here are some possibilities!

 

PRAYERS: Pray for the ease and success of the project: Angeline's

health; visas for the Peruvian contingent; easy passage for all who

are traveling here; money and in kind contributions sufficient for

all needs for the project; and above all, for the intent of bringing

together grandmothers and young people to be fully and abundantly

realized. We are asking for miracles!

 

MONEY: Dell said, if everyone who is touched by this project gives a

dollar or two, it will be easy to pay for everything needed. In

accord with her perspective, an account has been set up. Anyone can

walk into any Washington Mutual branch, hand a dollar or five to the

teller and tell them it is for the Grandmother Gathering. The owner

of the account is Lummi Nation Service Organization on behalf of the

Grandmother Gathering. You should be able to just say Grandmother

Gathering and get it into the account without any trouble.

 

Alternately you can send a check in either name to

 

Sharlaine LaClair, LNSO Coordinator

 

2616 Kwina Rd, Bellingham 98226

 

sharlainel@l...

 

www.lummi-nsn.org

 

LNSO is 501©3 nonprofit organization. If you want a receipt or

thank you letter, send it to Sharlaine.

 

For the Peruvians, you can send money directly to

 

Emberglow Foundation

 

care of Laurie Horne

 

5012 51st Ave South

 

Seattle WA 98118

 

emberglow8@h...

 

Emberglow is also a 501©3 nonprofit organization.

 

GETTING OUT THE MESSAGE: If you know of a group who would like to

hear from one of the grandmothers during their stay, please let me

know and I will make sure the information gets to the appropriate

people. Kelly and Lou are teachers/trainers of those work with youth

in healing addictions such as drugs and alcohol. They will go

wherever they can and ask only for food, overnight accommodations

when needed and transportation.

 

Dona Bernardina will be available for despacho and ceremony, healing

and teaching.

 

Thank you for your time and attention.

 

Arohanui, Aloha, Uh kuti-kama, Until we meet again

 

Jackie

 

www.grandmothersproject.org/ Please read more about the grandmother

project on the web!

 

The International Gathering of Grandmothers will be at Lummi Nation

Sept. 9 and 10. As you know there is no cost to attend these types of

gatherings as the grandmothers do not want to put anything in the way

of those who will need the work done there.

 

To fulfill Grandmother Dell's words that it would be easy for the

grandmothers to return if everyone just gave one dollar we have set

up a bank account at Washington Mutual.

 

Anyone may walk into a Washington Mutual branch and give a dollar,

500 dollars, a quarter … to the Grandmother Gathering. All

money goes to the grandmothers' travel costs.

 

Contributions are tax deductible through the Lummi Nation Service

Organization (501©3).

 

Next organizing meeting is July 31 at 11 am, Lummi Business Council

Chambers (a little north of Bellingham )if any are interested

 

People may help with cooking and cleaning on the days of the

Gathering. Some people may want to learn how to make shawls with

which to honor grandmothers. We are hoping the youth and elders from

their respective communities will connect, travel to the gathering

and stand together at the gathering. May the communicating between

youth and elders continue forward after September.

 

Some of the grandmothers will be available after September 9 and 10

per the requests from people. Two Maori women will want to speak to

groups about social work and fetal alcohol syndrome.

 

Thank you for thoughts, prayers and support

 

 

 

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