Tat OmeAkaEhekatl Erick González

Spiritual Leader of Tinamit Junan Uleu - Earth Peoples United

OmeAkaEhekatl Erick González was born in Guatemala and moved to the U.S. with his parents when he was 11 years old. He was initiated into Native sacred rites over a thirty period with direct participation, teachings, and guidance from various Native spiritual elders from México, North America, Colombia, Peru, and Guatemala. In 1994, he received his sacred bundle and spiritual mission as a Mayan Ajq'ij. He works throughout the Americas supporting the work of international sharing and preservation of sacred wisdom teachings since 1977, promoting increased cooperation and unity between diverse communities throughout the world.

James Uqualla

Havasupi Medicine Man

Sherri Dick

   Natem Anank

Natem Anank was born in 1947 to the Shuar of the Sacred Waterfalls deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon. He is an Uwishin (traditional healer) guided by Arutam and the wisdom of his ancestors. Natem's mission in life is to help people, to preserve the Shuar culture, and to protect the beautiful rainforest the Shuar have called home for thousands of years. Currently living in the Pacific Northwest, Natem can often be found speaking to students of all ages and participating in conferences in the United States and abroad. He continues to be an active member of the Shuar community and works closely with his sons toward the goal of creating a Shuar owned ethno-biological preserve.

Nana Amalia Tun Chinico 

Kaqchikel Mayan Ajq'ij (Daykeeper and Spiritual Leader)

Nan Amalia is a Kaqchikel Maya Spiritual Guide from Patzún, Guatemala who works with the Ancestral Medicines. She also teaches about the environment and works to preserve sacred sites. She is currently receiving her certification as a Naturopath and has attended many international gatherings bringing the wisdom and ceremonies of the Maya to those attending. 

 Lakota Elder & Holy Man

Tat Mario Ovalle Chavez 

Tat Mario is Kiché Maya from the Santa Lucia Utlatlan, Solola, Guatemala and is an Ajq'ij (Daykeeper & Spiritual Leader). His Mayan name is Tojil, and he is an Ajq'ojom (plays the sacred songs of the marimba) and an Ajpixa'b (Counselor). 

Sweet Medicine Nation

Chickasaw/Choctaw Healer

Sweet Medicine Nation is a gifted healer, artist, educator, singer, author and storyteller who shares her lessons with passion, kindness, eloquence, wisdom, and humor, awakening us to the sacred realities present everywhere. She lectures and conducts workshops worldwide on cultural anthropology and comparative religions symbology. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Four Winds Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and sustainability of Native Ways within our world family. Of Chickasaw/Choctaw descent, Sweet Medicine is honored as a Delegate for the Indigenous Congress of the Americas.

Hua Anwa 

Metis Clan Mother 

Clan Mother Hua Anwa is a Metis Elder and teacher of mixed Mayan and Cherokee descent. She is an adopted Chumash who has been leading ceremony on the Central Coast of California for nearly thirty years. She is the Spiritual Leader of Circles of Empowerment, a Native American inspired Medicine Way.

Abba Liban Debassah Guyo 

Debassah is a keeper of the oral histories of the Oromo/Borana people of East Africa. A highly respected seer and mystic and inheritor of a family lineage that preserves the Oromo's knowledge.  Originally from Ethiopia, Dabassah established a school in Kenya to preserve Oromo wisdom and tradition.   

Vern Williams

Haida artist and composer 

Vernon Williams is a Haida/Nisgaa born on Haida Gwaii.  He belongs to the Kuunlaanas Raven Clan.  He is a carver of argillite, wood flutes and whistles, as well as a maker of beautiful drums and rattles; all of which is made on commission or for ceremonial use.  Vernon is also a composer of Haida songs.  His Indian name is "Gumdumaay" which means  "The Song Bringer" or "The Song".  He is one of only two people who have had the ability to compose new Haida songs in the last half a century or more.   

Kaqchikel Mayan Ajq'ij (Daykeeper and Spiritual Leader)

Sandra is Kaqchikel Maya from Solola, Guatemala and was trained as an Ajq'ij (Daykeeper & Spiritual Leader) at the age of 14. She has worked with different communities throughout Guatemala for many years with the theme of spirituality, the environment, and sacred art as a way of communicating with the world. 

Kaqchikel Mayan Ajq'ij (Daykeeper and Spiritual Leader)

Tat Gilberto is a Kaqchikel Mayan Aj Q'ij, a musician and dancer. He has spent the past ten years investigating and recreating ancient Mayan art, as one of other young Mayan Kaqchikel artists that were born during a generation surrounded by war, genocide and a resurging Maya social and political movement. He turned to Mayan elders to learn with a goal of revaluing the ancient Mayan rhythmic arts (music, dance, theatre) creating performances that reflect a holistic blend of these arts and a spirituality that draws from, and responds to, living tradition.

Haida singer and dancer 

Erika Raelene Stocker, Got Gus, is Haida of the Yak'laanaas Raven Clan. She is a direct descendant of Foam Woman, the Mythological Ancestress of the original Raven Families. Her Families main Crests are the Raven, Three Fin Killer Whale, and Grizzly Bear.

Erika played the drum and sang and danced since the age three, and has continued to perform all of her life at public functions of the Haida Nation. Arts and culture have always been the cornerstones of Erika's life. 

Originally from Ethiopia, Getachew is an Oromo social leader who is currently residing in Minnesota. He speaks his native language fluently and serves as a translator between Oromo and English to help bring awareness about his culture. He often travels with Debassah Guyo to help share their ceremonies and teachings with people from other cultures.  

Nan Heddi Neale

Mayan Ajq'ij (Daykeeper and Spiritual Leader)

Nan Heddi Neale has been working to support the exchange of indigenous

wisdom alongside her husband, Tata OmeAkaEhekatl Erick González, since 1998. Fluent in Spanish, she has helped organize, facilitate, and interpret for various international Councils and ceremonial gatherings with Mayan and other indigenous elders, as well as non-native peoples from all over the world. In 2005, Nan Heddi received her sacred bundle and spiritual mission as an Ajq'ij in the Mayan tradition. She is also President and a Founder of Earth Peoples United.