Our projects aim to empower positive relationships between humans and the Earth. Each of our projects represent one or more of our core pillars: Environmental Sustainability, Nutrition, Ancestral Wisdom, and the Arts.
Active impact projects
Community & Environmental Preservation
Intercultural Park
Chiloé Island, Chile
Mapuche Nation
The Williche Alto Fundo de Gamboa Mapuche community plans an intercultural park in Chiloé Island's Piuchén mountains to protect critical water reserves, peatland ecosystems, and Mapuche-Williche-Chono heritage. This initiative counters threats from energy infrastructure development including wind farms and transmission lines.
Hopi Arts Apprenticeship & Scholarship grant
Cultural Arts & Education
Hopi, AZ, USA
Hopi Nation
This apprenticeship program is designed to continue the living practice, knowledge, and wisdom of these art forms and for the culture and Cosmo vision of Hopi to flourish.
Traditional Native American Flutes and Silversmith jewelry carry the stories and culture of the Hopi Nation. This apprenticeship program teaches the technical skills of traditional, modern, and contemporary silversmith jewelry making and Native American flutes on the Hopi Reservation with master craftsmen and cultural bearer, Ernie Northrup. In addition to the craft, students will be embraced with the rich Hopi culture through storytelling and presence.
This apprenticeship program is open to all to apply. It is designed to continue the living practice, knowledge, and wisdom of these art forms and for the culture of Hopi to flourish.
This Arts Scholarship Grant program is offered as a way to preserve Hopi cultural arts & provide economic opportunity for the native community.
Poverty and violence remain as a normality on the Native American reservations across the country. There is often a lack of resources and economic opportunities to survive on the reservation. Additionally, the traditional artistry of the Hopi silver jewelry making and native American flutes are being forgotten from the hands of natives with each coming generation due to these hardships.
For natives interested in becoming guardians of these art forms and cultural wisdom, Weaving Worlds offers a scholarship grant for natives to participate. The scholarship includes full instruction, materials and board for participating grantees, and upon completing the program with honors, grantees will be gifted the tools needed to set up their own studio to continue working on their crafts professionally.
PAST impact projects
Fundraising & Education
Indigenous Frontlines: Rising for Climate Justice
Shoshone / Paiute Nation, Navajo Nation, Mapuche Nation, Brazil
Weaving Worlds and Voices of Amerikua proudly hosted the Climate Action Salon, “Indigenous Frontlines: Rising For Climate Justice,” a one-day event amplifying the voices and perspectives of Indigenous activists and community leaders at the forefront of the climate justice movement.
This event raised money and showcased the injustices of "Green Energy Solutions" for the indigenous nations and territories of the Shoshone / Paiute in Nevada, Mapuche in Chile, Krenak in Brazil & Kichwa in Ecuador.
This event featured live performances from native scholars, activists and musicians including Lyla June and Supaman.
Cultural Visibility & Representation
Foro Intercultural de Medicina Enteogena
Mexico City, MX
Weaving Worlds attended and shared visibility of the The Forum of Entheogenic Medicines that took place from January 24-25, 2023. It marks the first time indigenous peoples have been invited to the Mexican Senate to share their cultural wisdom of entheogenic medicines.
This forum was led by various indigenous leaders, healthcare professionals, experts in public policy and Human Rights, as well as respected members of the scientific community. This forum was called as an educational resource to help inform the upcoming trials of the eight people who have been detained for carrying ayahuasca into the country of Mexico.
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Fundraising & Cultural Education
"Embrace of the Amate" XVI Vision Counsel - Guardians of the Earth
Tepozlan, MX
The Vision Council (Consejo de Visiones) - Guardians of the Earth is a multidisciplinary educational event focused on generating social and environmental change, which serves as a forum for the exchange of resources and practical knowledge with the aim of enriching the knowledge of participants in subjects that build a re-connection with nature.
Clean Water Initiative & Fundraiser
Bodies of Water: A Benefit for MAMA NA DADA of Kenya
New York, NY
Weaving Worlds created "Bodies of Water", an artistic and educational fundraising event to showcase distinguished female visual artists, Earth activists, outstanding musicians, with the purpose of raising money to support the women lead clean water effort in the village of Kunya, Kenya, Africa.
In partnerships with WATER NOW, with the funds raised from this event, a 10,000 liter water tank for rainwater catchment was installed for the Kunya village, in addition to 10 water filters for 10 families of community members.
