Exclusive ceremony and screening docu KIVA - The Call of the Wisdom Ke

For the last three years we’ve been honored to showcase the photo exposition of the documentary KIVA - The Call of the Wisdom Keepers in our community lounge.

Both the documentary and exhibition are created by photographer and filmmaker Marijke Kodden, who is involved with Roots of the Earth and the KIVA ceremonies. She is in close contact with the Wisdom Keepers, also known as the Elders.

On Thursday evening May 9 we would like to invite you to a very special and intimate gathering, as a festive closing of the exhibition by a screening of the documentary.
What makes this evening even more special, is that Lakota Wisdom Keeper Cheryl Angel (USA) is present and will guide a Water Ceremony to initiate the screening. She will also be answering questions from the public, which is a unique opportunity in an intimate setting like this.

After the screening there will be an auction of the photos of the KIVA-exhibition. All proceeds go to the Wisdom Keepers on the photos.

About the documentary: ‘Mother Earth is calling her children home’
In 1968, medicine man Raymundo Tigre Perez (Mexico/USA) had a vision. He saw Indigenous Wisdom Keepers from all over the world united in a circular pit – with a fire in the heart – performing a ceremony. A spiritual ceremony for the earth, for peace and well-being of all living beings.
Only later he discovered that this was a KIVA, an ancient ceremony already used by the Anasazi 3000 years ago. Hundreds of native Wisdom Keepers answered his call and these KIVA ceremonies have been taking place around the world for more than 30 years. The KIVA ceremony is a collective CALL from the entire indigenous population: they have never lost touch with nature and with their Ancient Wisdom, they can lead us to a more connected and sustainable way of life.

In this documentary we get a unique view of the KIVA Ceremony, where Indigenous Wisdom Keepers gather around a sacred Fire and express their love via prayers, ancient rituals, songs and dance. But they also share their concern about the care for Mother Nature and humanity.
Because of the touching prayers and the impressive conversations with the Wisdom Keepers –the viewer is invited to reflect upon how to heal our relationship with the Earth. ‘Because she is crying and is calling her children home!’ So the Wisdom Keepers carry out their final call through KIVA ceremonies all over the world. And at the same time they bring healing and solutions through their ancient rituals, prayers and Indigenous wisdom.

Information about the guest speakers:
* Lakota Wisdom Keeper Cheryl Angel (USA)
Cheryl is a native leader and venerable (Sioux) Lakota Elder woman. She is a water guardian, and descends from the Sicangu tribe of South Dakota. Mniwiconi (Lakota) - Water is Life. She supported Sacred Stone Camp, during the occupation of Standing Rock to stop the Dakota Access Pipe Line. She carried the message Stand with Standing Rock, Defend the Sacred and most important Mniwiconi, Water is Life.
Cheryl Angel has been traveling extensively over the past six years, connecting with indigenous and non- indigenous women and people living in sustainable communities. Those travels – and a sacred staff she was entrusted with – are what inspired the Sovereign Sisters Gathering that Cheryl has organised in the sacred and besieged Black Hills of South Dakota.
In Rapid City, she is the Matriarch of 9 young relatives. Her ‘tiwahe’ (family) is 9 fold. Cheryl Angel has worked intensively to return lands back to the Indigenous People. Currently she is launching a national campaign to make the theft of the Black Hills a National Issue.
Next to that she is hoping to built a farm for the 12 native horses, that were gifted to her. As the ancient and native horse race holds indigenous wisdom and energy, they are really important for the healing of traumatised children, to also reconnect to their native wisdom. Cheryl Angel wants to guide these children.

PRACTICAL
● Date: Thursday May 9
● Time: 7 – 10 pm

CONTRIBUTION
27,50 euro

TICKETLINK: https://tinyurl.com/yff9kt4t
refunds are not possible.

NOTICE:
Bikes are not allowed in the park, also not by hand.
Park your bike outside the park.