JOIN US AT HOPI NATION APRIL 25-26TH 2020 -- COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PLANTING AND SUPERADOBE WORKSHOP! -- NEW DATES SEPT 12-13, 2020
One Light Global has partnered with sovereign elders and children of Shungopavi (Soöngopavi) village of the Hopi Nation, in a project to preserve traditional wisdom and regenerative practices, restore food security and support cultural, ecological and economic revitalization.
The Natwanhooyam project aims to bring the vision of the children and elders to life and includes the building of new infrastructure through the teaching of traditional building methods, dryland farming, seed saving, herbal medicine and plant wisdom, language preservation and cultural arts, as well as incorporating cottage industry, entrepreneurship, new regenerative and innovative design, permaculture practices and environmental stewardship.
Over the past year and a half, and through the help of donors like you, we put up a large frame house and made possible regular classes in traditional cultural arts, by providing materials and supporting teachers. Now Spring and Planting season have arrived and through your generous holiday donations we are ready to construct the next buildings, plant the fields and add to the agricultural land site.
We are honored to invite you to join us on April 25th & 26th 2020 to volunteer at the project site you have been supporting. It is a chance to get your hands in the dirt to plant and build alongside Hopi elders and children. To learn sustainable building techniques and new regenerative technologies, laugh, sing, and get creative together.
Bring the family! Kids are welcome but please understand this is an off grid construction site so they must be supervised by a parent at all times. All volunteers will be required to sign liability release waivers.
♥ ACTIVITIES ♥
- Building a 10' superadobe dome for a seed library
- Traditional planting in the fields
- Setting up a greenhouse and irrigation
- Digging a traditional corn pit
- Building a traditional bread oven
- Creating hay bale gardens
- Setting up rainwater catchment
- Setting up solar power & pumps
- Building a corral for sheep and coop for chickens
- Setting up an area for beehives
- Art activities for the kids
- & more!
A lunch of traditional Hopi Food will be cooked by villagers and available for $10 per person / per day. There will be vegan, vegetarian and omnivore options :) Eggs&Pancakes Breakfast provided Sunday for $5 Per Person. Kids under 12 lunch & breakfast is free!
♥ SIGNING UP ♥
Please register in advance so we can prepare based on how many people will be there. Upon registration you will receive detailed instructions of how to get to the site. Meal fees go 100% to the hopi chefs to cover food, water and material expenses for the lunch. Register here: http://bit.ly/hopivolunteer
♥ WHAT TO WEAR & BRING ♥
-3 L of water per day per person
-snacks, fruit, nuts, protein bars
-Sturdy shoes / boots
-Hat, Sunglasses, Sunscreen
-Work clothes & gloves (you will get dirty!)
-Cash if you would like to buy authentic local Hopi Art. There will be opportunities to buy some of the childrens' jewellery and art work as well!
- If you are local and have room to bring tools , gardening equipment etc they would be a bonus!
♥ WHERE TO STAY ♥
Volunteers are welcome to car or tent camp on the land for FREE. Please note that the site has no amenities other than a composting outhouse.
You can book a room at https://hopiculturalcenter.com/ about 10 min away from the worksite. This hotel has a restaurant. This hotel books fast and only has 8 rooms left. We have a special rate of $117/night (no tax) - please call (928)734-2401 to book ASAP and tell them you are with One Light Global for the group discount.
There is also a fun hotel an hour away in Winslow, AZ http://laposada.org/. This hotel has a restaurant.
Volunteers are also welcome to join for just one day.
The site is about 2.5 hours NorthEast of Sedona.
♥ DIRECTIONS ♥
Detailed directions to the site will be provided upon registration.
Hopi Nation is 2.5 hours Northeast of Sedona, AZ.
♥ PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE ♥
All participants are required to register in advance. If you would like lunch provided this must be included in your registration so the Hopi chefs can prepare enough food for everyone. Once you register and sign the liability waiver and cultural protocols agreement we will send you detailed instructions to the site. Thank you! Register here: http://bit.ly/hopivolunteer
♥ THANK YOU FOR BEING THE LIGHT! ♥
Register here: http://bit.ly/hopivolunteer
If you can't come and would like to donate, 100% of donations go to the project ). You can do so here: www.onelightglobal.org/donate Thank you!
PROJECT OVERVIEW
To date, due to generosity of our donors, we have funded the placement of a multi-purpose building, rainwater collection set up through transportation of tanks and installation of guttering, construction of 5 looms and materials for Hopi belt weaving classes, art classes, beading, pottery, herbal, cultural heritage/ history, and Hopi language. Our relationships have grown, and plans are being seeded for the coming year!
A reliable van or bus to transport the children from the village to the fields and agricultural site is still required and we are seeking community grants and funding for the ongoing project success.
Our next steps include both continuation and expansion of Hopi Culture classes and teaching, agricultural land practices, growing traditional and additional organic and heirloom food crops for the community, sponsorship opportunities for both children and elders to attend workshops and events, the further expansion and building of eco and traditional buildings for the childrens’ village, incorporating livestock and animal husbandry, adobe bread ovens, corn pits , rocket stoves, entrepreneurship, art trails and local events, addressing solar, wind and other power generation options, further water collection systems, tree planting and restoration of bee colonies and local plant life and biodiversity, and more!
Projects such as these strengthen cultural values and acknowledge the importance of reverent traditions, community and respect for all life. The children of Soongopavi have expressed their wishes for a brighter future and to retain their culture and so we send a HUGE THANK YOU to all of the many wonderful people who have assisted with this project and contributed to it's success by donation, prayer, sharing and on- ground presence.
JOIN US IN SEPTEMBER!
THANK YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS!!!!!
