Our Mission

At Ancestral Healing Circle we recognize and address intergenerational historical trauma through decades of cross-cultural programs, prayer walks, traditional ceremonies, all working together -- with many allies to heal the history.

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Recently focused efforts on helping renaming sacred Indigenous places and replacing derogatory or colonized names. In our 35 years of experience,

we have learned that debilitating trauma can be passed down through many generations and affect our lives in many ways.

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

 

We've experienced historical trauma begin to heal when descendants take honest accountability for the past harms done and practice appropriate acts of restorative justice. Then real forgiveness becomes possible. We believe in and continue to learn how to implement the Lakota concept of Wóakiktuŋže. 

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We have witnessed how name changes lift the vibration of oppression and offer tangible healing now -- and for generations to come.

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REPATRIATION

 

We facilitate and support repatriation efforts for Native Americans and understand that the returning of artifacts, isn't just returning objects, it is returning belongings-- bring them home helps bring home healing to the lineal descendants and tribes.