Events & Launches

International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmother's Conference 2013

In the fall of 2004, Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all over the world Alaska, North, South, and Central America; and Asia gathered at a retreat center in upstate New York and agreed to form an alliance for the good of all beings.

International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmother's Conference 2013

In the fall of 2004, Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all over the world Alaska, North, South, and Central America; and Asia gathered at a retreat center in upstate New York and agreed to form an alliance for the good of all beings.

International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmother's Conference 2013

In the fall of 2004, Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all over the world Alaska, North, South, and Central America; and Asia gathered at a retreat center in upstate New York and agreed to form an alliance for the good of all beings.

International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmother's Conference 2013

In the fall of 2004, Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all over the world Alaska, North, South, and Central America; and Asia gathered at a retreat center in upstate New York and agreed to form an alliance for the good of all beings.

International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmother's Conference 2013

In the fall of 2004, Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all over the world Alaska, North, South, and Central America; and Asia gathered at a retreat center in upstate New York and agreed to form an alliance for the good of all beings.

Whare tapere were pre-European Maori village 'houses' of storytelling, dance, games, music and other entertainments. They fell into disuse in the 19th century and new ways of performing were subsequently developed by Maori communities. Research conducted over the past decade has uncovered an amount of fragmentary information about these traditional 'houses'.