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Offline Smart Mule

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Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« on: January 19, 2013, 07:29:33 pm »
http://alisastarkweather.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=40
"Lushanya has been engaged with Lakota tradition since age four when she began her spiritual practice as a Sundancer. Lushanya now leads the Women’s Sundance and is the Executive Director of Kunsi Keya Tamakoce, a nonprofit 501c3 founded in 2005 to further the work of sharing traditional teachings and sacred ceremonies of the Lakota people. She travels widely to share sweat lodge ceremonies, speak and share stories of her traditions and work. Lushanya provides and understanding of different Native American cultures today and historically from the perspective of a modern Native American woman."

She is the daughter of Beverly Little Thunder who we have a thread on http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=1209.0-
http://www.wiser.org/organization/view/ffaa1b0980dca8d10a9c906be7a0c3d9
"Sundance is a traditional ceremony sacred to the Lakota people.  The Women’s Sundance was initiated by Beverly Little Thunder over thirty-five years ago as a ceremony of strength and empowerment generated by women.  It is a ceremony representing life and rebirth, celebrated once a year, in July.  The focus of Sundance is prayer:  Healing for Mother Earth and all of humanity.

Women’s Sundance was founded according to a vision given to Beverly Little Thunder, who still anchors the Sundance Ceremony, with the help of her daughter, Lushanya Echeverria, and other members of the organization.  Beverly is a Lakota woman, trained more than 35 years ago as a Lakota Sundance leader in the traditional Sundance community, and has been the leader of Women’s Sundance for over 20 years."

http://wherewomyngather.com/wwg2012/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114:2012-presenters&catid=91&Itemid=528

She's a really horrible speaker http://vimeo.com/35658955

http://casaatabexache.tumblr.com/post/11032638690/fall-inipi-sweat-lodge-saturday-october-8
"Beverly Little Thunder, who is a fierce indigenous Lakota Two Spirit Elder, & Lushanya Echeverria will pour water for this sweat lodge for Casa.  It is a treat and pleasure to have this wisdom, energy, humor & fire of this elder that has been a sundancer for over 35 years and pipe carrier.  Her daughter Lushanya Echeverria has been a water pourer for the past 10 years and more."





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Re: Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2013, 10:00:32 pm »
where to start if this woman was Lakota why does she use the name Kunsi? Which means Grandma is Dakota but the Lakota's always say Unci
The Sun dance is a male dance and no one dances at 4 years old
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Re: Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2013, 02:50:22 am »
Corporation Information
Corporation Name   KUNSI KEYA TAMAKOCE INC.
Corporation Status   Active
File No   N-25097-0
Type   Vermont
Incorporation Date    03/04/2005
Corporation Description   CHARITABLE
State of Incorporation   VT
Fiscal Month End   12
Registered Agent   PAM ALEXANDER
Address   647 SALVAS RD.
City State Zip   HUNTINGTON VT 05462
Officer 1   PAM ALEXANDER
Officer 2   DR. MARIE NAZON
Officer 3   ELISSA ROSE
Officer 4   FRANCENA MARIE HANCOCK
Officer 5   LINDA SHAW
Officer 6   ANN BENEDETTO
Officer 7   JENNIFER ATLEE
Principal Street Address   647 SALVAS ROAD
City State Zip   HUNTINGTON VT 05462
Last Biennial Report filed   11/30/2012
Terminated   07/09/2012
Reinstated   11/16/2012
Above accurate as of: 01/19/2013

http://cgi3.sec.state.vt.us/cgi-shl/nhayer.exe?corpbrow?form_id=corpname?corpnumb=N250970

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Re: Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 02:58:12 am »
Clips from http://kunsikeya.org/

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Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
Grandmother Turtle Land
Wimmin’s Sundance 2013
  July  13 -21, 2013
Huntington, Vermont

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Monthly Ceremonies:
1st Saturday of the Month February 4th forward Pipe Ceremony
May - October Inipi

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Our Mission ...

Kunsi Keya Tamakoce is dedicated to sharing the traditional teachings and sacred ceremonies of the Lakota people with women, children, and men, in order to support the health and well-being of the earth and all who live here. Kunsi Keya Tamakoce uses the Lakota model of community building which cultivates a deep connection to the earth, empowers women to reclaim their role as wise leaders and creates a framework for future generations to realize the importance of living in harmony with the natural world.

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We have formed a 501(C)(3) for those who wish to make a charitable and tax deductible donation toward this important work.  Please consider helping our group make this vision a reality.  It is time for Native Wimmin to have their land back and have the space to honor the ceremonies of their own people.  This land will be held in trust for the future generations to care for and continue with ceremony.

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Re: Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2013, 03:15:31 am »
http://www.facebook.com/lushanya.echeverria
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Re: Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2013, 04:05:46 am »
Officer 1   PAM ALEXANDER - Pam Alexander is Beverly Little Thunder's partner, married since 2006 according to their Facebook

Officer 2   DR. MARIE NAZON - might be http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2010/10/15/professor-marie-nazon-heads-to-senegal-on-fulbright-grant/

Officer 3   ELISSA ROSE - http://www.facebook.com/elissa.rose.39 DreamBear Creations, Huntington Vermont

Officer 4   FRANCENA MARIE HANCOCK - Reiki http://wherewomyngather.com/workshops.html

Officer 5   LINDA SHAW

Officer 6   ANN BENEDETTO - http://luuf.org/Our_Ministers.html

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Rev. Ann Benedetto was ordained as an Interfaith Minister in 1991 at the New Seminary, New York City.  She was a teacher for 38 years, including 18 at Edwin Gould Academy ~ a residential school for survivors of abuse and neglect ~ where she coordinated a health and interfaith spiritual life program. She served as a teachers’ union organizer and official for 31 years.  In 2006, Rev. Benedetto received an environmental award from Skylands CLEAN*, for her efforts to preserve Passaic County’s Saddle Mountain. She is a founding member of Highlands Peace Action, board president for Strengthen Our Sisters*, a shelter for battered women and children, a board member of  Kunsi Keya Tamakoce*, a Lakota Two-Spirit community land project.

Officer 7   JENNIFER ATLEE

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Re: Lushanya Echeverria and Kunsi Keya Tamakoce
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2013, 05:06:32 pm »
I just shake my head, Beverly Little Thunder did not have the right to do sun dance
let alone start a cult from it plus the Sun Dances a male dance for the men why would
a woman want to control it, loss of culture and tradition then allowing non native to create
workshop for money is wrong
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