We are a ceremonial drum collective founded and led by Indigenous women committed to the return of peace and harmony to our Madre Tierra/Earth Mother.
Turtle Women Rising welcomes all traditions, all nations. We understand that all people’s ancestral roots are indigenous, and our hearts remember. We vision women stepping up as guardians of the elements, and of the Sacred Fire. We vision women returning to the drum to hear and strengthen the heartbeat of our Mother Earth with the vibrations of peace.
We gather together every two years in Washington, D.C. for our Stand for Peace. We support the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers and with their blessings, we honor all veteransand all warriors, those still walking the Earth and those in spirit, calling them and their families back from their journeys and the traumas endured. We vision our elders, our men and our children supporting this work with their presence, energy and prayers as we come together in community to grow a resonating healing vibration in our lives.
As a collective, Turtle Women Rising co-creates ceremonial spaces by working with communities. Ours is a drum prayer. Spirit speaks to our hearts through the ceremonial drum. Joining the vibrations of the drums, our voices and our gentle footsteps, we align our with our ancestors in the prayer work before us.
Turtle Women Rising shares an alliance and purpose with the work of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. We are honored to welcome the Grandmothers to our biannual gatherings in D.C. Together, we call on people of all nations to join in reweaving the web. We invite your participation in our gatherings and always, in your home communities, amongst your families and friends, to consciously connect the web of all life.
Turtle Women Rising is supported by donations and we appreciate your financial or in-kind donations. We are a 501C3, held under the fiscal sponsorship of The Center for Sacred Studies (California), and all donations are Tax Deductible. If what we do resonates with your purpose and your path, we invite you to join us in our journey.
“You cannot demand peace, you can only become it.”
