22/08/2023
National Day of Prayer - A Call for Spiritual Unity
On the Full Moon
Wednesday August 30, 2023
From Sunrise to Noon in your respective Homelands and Territories
The National Turtle Lodge Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council are calling for a National Day of Prayer on the Full Moon Wednesday August 30, 2023.
This Call for a National Day of Prayer is in response to a Dream that Elder Stephen Kakfwi (Dene Nation) received, directing us that we need to offer a collective prayer, lifting our Sacred Pipes, Lighting our Sacred Fires, Sounding our Drums, Singing our Songs, and Praying for all our Relatives across Turtle Island who are suffering and facing challenges.
We ask that you join us from your Homelands and Territories on Wednesday August 30, 2023, as we lift our Pipes, light our Sacred Fires, sing our traditional Songs, smudge, offer our Sacred To***co, and offer prayers in our own traditions in a collective way.
In the spirit of Prayer and Unity,
National Turtle Lodge Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council
Grandmother Jane Meader (Miâkmaw Nation)
Hereditary Chief Stephen Augustine (Miâkmaw Nation)
Elder Ed Sackaney (Cree Nation)
Elder Harry Bone, LL.D., C.M. (Anishinaabe Nation)
Elder Allan White (Anishinaabe Nation)
Grandmother Florence Paynter (Anishinaabe Nation)
Elder Philip Paynter (Cree Nation)
Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud (Dakota Nation)
Grandmother Mary Maytwayashing (Anishinaabe Nation)
Knowledge Keeper Robert Maytwayashing (Anishinaabe Nation)
Elder A.J. Felix (Cree Nation)
Grandmother Patricia Felix (Cree Nation)
Elder Morris Little Wolf (Piikani Nation)
Grandmother Betty Ann Little Wolf (Piikani Nation)
Chief Darrell Bob (Stâatâimc Nation)
Elder Dr. Barney Williams (Tia-o-qui-aht Nation)
Elder Stephen Kakfwi (Dene Nation)
Knowledge Keeper Antaurko Patsakamaq (Inka Nation)
Knowledge Keeper David Courchene III (Anishinaabe Nation)