Offerings Rooted in Spirit
Rooted in care, equity, and reciprocity, ISS is expanding into a global spiritual movement. We are centering voices once silenced, uplifting Indigenous wisdom, and aligning networks of spiritual potency that the world urgently needs. Through ceremony, dialogue, teaching, and healing practices, ISS will walk with communities as we care for Mother Earth and care for one another with love, respect, and compassion.
Grandmothers Fires
Throughout the centuries, Grandmothers in all Indigenous Nations have held positions of influence and power in their communities as Matriarchs of families, clans and Nations as valued wisdom keepers, leaders, medicine practitioners, and visionaries. Today, those same Matriarchs serve in First Nations as leaders, unrecognized in some instances and unpaid, they are performing critically needed tasks of training next generation leaders and Healers, ensuring children at risk are safe, fed and taught their culture, organizing Healers with their specialities, developing food sovereignty, and plant pharmacies.
The work of sovereignty demands the continued belief in our cultural and ceremonial ways and protection of our homelands. To value the work and vision of the Grandmothers, a trust grant will be available to support the important work.
Grandmothers Fires will form with those Matriarchs throughout Turtle Island, Central America, South America, Hawaiʻi, Aotearoa, Africa and Asia. Special retreats to “heal the healers”, provide renewals, and share teachings, prophecies and medicines among each other will be the focus of these international gatherings. When ready, some of the Grandmothers will reach out publicly to share their experiences and wisdom.
International Ceremonial Gatherings
In 2026, two significant gatherings will be held.
One for Indigenous Nations, spiritual leaders, youth and Wisdom Keepers to share the love of the land, the prophecies, wampum belts, covenants among Nations, creation stories, and to cultivate the belief in the beauty of who we are as Original Peoples.
We are honored to hold the Traditional Peoples Gathering. This is an evolution of the Covenant of Nations gathering held in September 2023. This gathering seeks to bring international Wisdom Keepers together with youth and families of Indigenous Nations to build the hearts and souls of the next generation of leaders, healers, teachers, prophets, and visionaries.
Black spiritual leaders from Nigeria will visit Soul of the Mother to offer an Ancestor Ceremony in their tradition. These ceremonies join the hearts and minds of Indigenous Nations on each side of the Atlantic. We learn from one another and see the commonalities to enrich our spiritual lives. Black communities in the surrounding region will be invited.
Ceremonies
Soul of the Mother (SOM) is our ceremonial arms and offers tethering to a spiritual fire for organizational staff retreats, strategic planning and evaluation work.
Training of Next Generation Indigenous Healers
In partnership with universities, foundations, Indigenous international institutes, ISS will train a select number of Indigenous young people on their healing journeys in order to become traditional healers. The training will be accredited.
Rejuvenation
Indigenous traditional healers serve the people not only within our communities but throughout the country. These retreats are designed for their rejuvenation and renewal.
Dream Councils and Vision Gatherings
These are offered for spiritual leaders to learn from one another, share their rich, ceremonial life, and create familial networks of mutual support.