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Cloud Eagle · Jemez Pueblo
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Explore the vault
10 approved teachings live, with more added as they are approved.
Indigenous Wisdom: What's Coming Next
Jasper Young Bear
Sounds True — Sacred Knowledge Keeper
A sacred discussion on Indigenous wisdom, prophecy, and spiritual preparation for the times we are entering across Turtle Island.
Oral Teaching & ProphecyThe Creation Story
The Creation Story Film
Plains & Sacred Traditions
Oral knowledge passed down through generations detailing the original sacred origins and life ways of our people.
Oral History & Sacred KnowledgeHOPI PROPHECY — Two Paths: Destruction or Survival
Thomas Banyacya
Hopi Spiritual Elder (1972 Recording)
The historic 1972 recording of Hopi Spiritual Elder Thomas Banyacya delivering the Hopi prophecy of the two paths facing humanity.
Hopi Prophecy Record (1972)Zuni in the Grand Canyon
Daniel Byers
Zuni
A film following the Zuni relationship with the Grand Canyon and the waters that carry memory, ceremony, and the life of a people across the land.
Land, Water & Sacred PlaceChief Arvol Looking Horse — One Prayer
Chief Arvol Looking Horse
Lakota — 19th Generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe
A prayer offered by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe, calling for unity and the protection of all that is sacred across Turtle Island.
Prayer & CeremonyWhite Buffalo Prophecy & Message to World Leaders
Chief Arvol Looking Horse
Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Oyate — 19th Generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe
Chief Arvol Looking Horse speaks on the sacred White Buffalo Prophecy, calling all spiritual leaders and faith traditions to unite in global prayer to heal Grandmother Earth.
Prophecy, Ceremony & Call to PrayerPeople of the Sun, The Tiguas of Ysleta, Part One
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Tigua, Tiwa, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, Texas
The first part of a community documentary tracing the Tiguas of Ysleta del Sur from their displacement during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 through the loss of their lands and the beginning of their struggle for federal recognition.
Oral History and SovereigntyPeople of the Sun, The Tiguas of Ysleta, Part Two
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Tigua, Tiwa, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, Texas
The second part continues the journey toward federal recognition with the help of attorney Tom Diamond and explores the relationship between the Texas community and Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, the mother pueblo.
Oral History and SovereigntyPeople of the Sun, The Tiguas of Ysleta, Part Three
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
Tigua, Tiwa, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, Texas
The final part explores Tigua governance and sovereignty, the preservation of language and ceremony, and the ongoing challenge of maintaining cultural identity as a Pueblo people within a growing city.
Oral History and SovereigntyLakota Language, Lesson One
Sandra Black Bear
Lakota
Sandra Black Bear teaches the foundations of the Lakota language, including consonants, vowels, nasal sounds, and sentence structure, and shares how the language lives and changes across generations and ways of speaking.
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Land and water
Teachings of land and water will be gathered here as the vault grows with the community.
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