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Mona Polacca, Havasupai/Hopi, spoke at the Rights of Mother Earth Conference, about the foundation of life. From the first water inside the mother’s womb, to the prayer upon which life depends, Polacca spoke of the spirituality of life.
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Thirteen matriarchs from indigenous cultures are currently touring the world, promoting peace, unity, and a respect for nature. nicola Graydon meets one of them, Mona Polacca.
We live in water in our mother’s womb,’ Hopi grandmother Mona Polacca explains. ‘Moments before we come into this world, the water of our mother’s womb gushes out, and we follow behind. That is why the Hopi call water our first foundation of life.’
In my upbringing, I was taught that everyone is my relative. That we are all relatives. My parents and grandparents instilled this value since I was a child and I notice that, without question, it helps me to see the value in each person and living thing.
“Women are like a mirror image of Mother Earth. We feel her pain. These heartaches that we feel are part of the compassion that women have, and we need to act on that compassion.” Mona Polacca.
Grandmothers Mona Polacca and Maria Alice Freire from the The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers offer blessings and songs for Water, the World Water Law and World Water Year 2021.
Jose Stevens interviews 2018 Eagle Feather Recipient, Mona Polacca.
This is a series of video excerpts from Grandmother (So'o) Mona Polacca Blue Water., on the Next Seven Generations, Water Concerns and a Blessing-Song for all.
This is a series of video excerpts from Grandmother Mona Polacca Blue Water., on the Next Seven Generations, the responsibilities of both Elders & Youth and how to proceed into the future.
This video is an excerpt from the upcoming documentary ECO WARRIORS, which is a film about the issue of labeling environmental activists as 'terrorists'.