Understanding the Deep Connection Between Place, Memory, and Identity
đź—“ Date: Thursday, July 25, 2025
🕖 Time: 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM EST
📍 Location: Zoom (Free – Registration Required)
🌿 The Land Remembers What the People Carry
For Indigenous communities like the Shanenawá, the land is not simply geography — it is story, ancestry, and spirit. Sacred sites are places where ceremony, origin, and connection converge. In this educational session, community leaders will share insights into the cultural and spiritual importance of these sites, the challenges of protecting them, and the role they play in sustaining cultural identity.
🌱 What You’ll Learn:
What makes a site sacred in Indigenous tradition
How sites are connected to origin stories, ceremonies, and seasonal cycles
The role of land in education, healing, and community strength
Current challenges facing sacred site protection
How cultural preservation supports environmental protection
🧠Event Format:
Opening context from Indigenous Foundation hosts
Presentations from Shanenawá speakers on the meaning of place
Visuals and stories tied to specific sacred locations
Audience Q&A focused on cultural understanding and advocacy
This event is part of the Indigenous Foundation’s cultural preservation series, emphasizing the interconnectedness of land, identity, and heritage — and why the protection of sacred sites is essential to the survival of Indigenous lifeways.