Our Universal Sacred Values
Dignity, as an elder quotes, is "Ammaa wa kala che koo bassaa wachek", the follow through of the God force that flows through us. It is our self worth, our identity. Below are examples of sophisticated indigenous culture that existed long before 1492, that are an inspiration to restore and flourish indigenous dignity..
Located in what is presently Mexico City, Tenochtitlan, an Aztec city of 200,000 to 300,000, was one of the most beautiful and advanced cities in the world before its total destruction by Spanish conquistadors in 1521.
Indigenous peoples lived in a sophisticated network of cities and roads in the Amazon 1500 to 3000 years ago, long before colonization, as this scan shows. Learn more in this article.