With the support of a NOVO grant and the generous funding of the Tides Foundation, the Indigenous Ancestral Healing Collective is an endeavor of the ATCEV to bring together organizations and individuals from Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia to work on finding common healing methods, as well as showcase traditional healing methods used by the peoples in the Collective. ATCEV staff, along with a cadre of Indigenous people in Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia representing subject matter experts, professionals, academia, radio broadcaster, artists and social workers, the Indigenous Ancestral Healing Collective is committed to the overarching goal of better understanding our shared trauma and identifying how we are similar, how we differ, and how the healing of our ancestral trauma can benefit all.
Through storytelling Indigenous peoples have passed down traditions and customs. Through story sharing Indigenous people learn ways to promote healthy lifeways to bring harmony back, and a way to thrive in the aftermath of colonization. The Collective has shared how violence has impacted lives, families, communities, and countries. The Collective developed the Indigenous Ancestral Healing Anthology, a publication to document the shared histories, trauma, healing practices, and resiliency of the Collective and emphasize the importance of and modalities for healing in our lives, family, and communities.
This is a digital copy of the Indigenous Anthology- A Healing Journey
This is an easy-to-download digital copy of the Indigenous Anthology- A Healing Journey
Click to download a print-ready version of the Indigenous Anthology- A Healing Journey
View and save the poster created for World Indigenous People's Day
View the biographies of the contributors to the Collective
View a flyer with the description of the logo
This is a PDF version of the PowerPoint slides for HOSW
5 sharable flyers to distribute in a zipped folder
The circle represents the Circle of Life, as we know many of our customs are circular in rotation/motion. The spikes represent us as warriors and protectors in the work we do. The inner circles in the banding are ripples of water- our oceans, rivers, and lakes. For us, Water is Life.
The plants are healing plants. The plants on top- elderberry, aloe, cedar, ginseng, and tobacco represent the many tribal peoples of Turtle Island (US). The kawaka plant represents the Māori people from Aotearoa (New Zealand), the kalo plant for the Kānaka Maoli people of Hawaii and the eucalyptus tree to represent the Aboriginal people of Australia.
The feathers represent our medicine ways as many of our cultures use feathers in ceremony and regalia, they are set in opposite (yin-yang) and represent balance the two symbols at the bottom represent (RT) the four directions, the spiritual, and us at the center, and (LT) represents our designs/markings that you find in our baskets, weaving, rugs, blankets, and regalia.