Many thanks to all who donated - we raised $800
You can still donated here directly with the Hopi Nation, click on the banner below
Many Native communities have been especially hit from Covid 19. I’m offering a brand new OOAK art peices with this needle felted ‘Passage Tomb’ art up for offer, valued at $125.
Passage Tombs are also referred as Womb Tombs, liminal places, places of transformation where the bones of the dead were placed in order to ensure rebirth for relatives and ancestors.
These are altar pieces to complement your ancestral work. This piece comes with a set of divination items all gathered while beach-combing on Scottish Hebridean islands :
Limpet shell which doubles as a small offering bowl
Pieces of sea glass
Cowrie shell
Limpet shell ring
Hagstone
The Hopi People
The Hopi are a matrilineal people who’ve been living in the mesas for at least 2,500 years. They are some of the only indigenous people who were not forcibly relocated by the US Government.
Traditionally, they are farmers who grow blue corn in a very dry & challenging environment, using prayer, ceremony, and relationship to the plants. Their corn is grown without irrigation, except for the rain (which comes from the ancestors). They have a sophisticated culture which is still practiced and largely kept private. But some dances are open to the public. Many of the people in the villages do not have electricity or running water. They live in a food desert, where supplies are very limited, and becoming even more limited during the pandemic. Some people still retrieve their water from local springs, but many of the springs have dried up due to climate change and Peabody Coal, which has been exploiting the people and the environment for a long time.
Peace and happiness is central to their cosmology, Hopi culture encourages a prayerful existence as part of their responsibility to maintain equilibrium for the entire planet. Yet another reason that it is an honor to support them through this difficult time.
All money raised will be sent to a friend, Hilary who lives in Flagstaff, AZ who is co-ordinating this with a Hopi friend who’s been organizing relief work for the folks in her community for the last few months. The money will be used to source food from local growers, so people receive some fresh food, as well as dried/non perishable. Every penny of your raffle ticket money (less any fee’s from Paypal) will go towards purchasing the following requested items:
PPE
Hand sanitizer
Batteries (AAA, AA, C, D)
Body soap
Toothbrushes/toothpaste
Shelf stable lemon & lime juice
TP
Paper towels
Pine Sol
Bleach
Empty spray bottles
Hand sanitizer
Other cleaning supplies
Matches
Feminine products
Adult diapers
Water siphons
Dog & cat food
Vinegar
Home first aid supplies
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Non perishable food
Bottled water
Powdered milk
Raffle Tickets
Raffle tickets are priced at $20 although you can pay more if you wish. The raffle runs until tomorrow Saturday 25th July and the winner will be picked at random at 8pm eastern - I’ll email out via social media and my newsletter to let you know how much we raised and who the winner is and to get their details.
Scottish Cowrie Shell and Limpet Shell
Animation - Hopi Creation Story