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Mona Polacca



Mona Polacca, MSW, is an America-born author, educator, and advocate for social justice and a Hopi/Havasupai/Tewa spiritual elder. She is a member of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers and has served on several United Nations committees on indigenous peoples’ issues. She is also the president of the Turtle Island Project, a nonprofit program that provides transcultural training to individuals, families, and healthcare professionals.

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Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet

We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . .

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13 Globe-Trotting Indigenous Grannies Carry Message of Unity and Prayer

Thirteen matriarchs from indigenous cultures are currently touring the world, promoting peace, unity, and a respect for nature. nicola Graydon meets one of them, Mona Polacca.

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For the Next 7 Generations

In 2004, 13 Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story.

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Realizing Our Roots and the Power of Interconnectedness

In my upbringing, I was taught that everyone is my relative. That we are all relatives. My parents and grandparents instilled this value since I was a child and I notice that, without question, it helps me to see the value in each person and living thing.

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Blessing-Song: So'O Blue Water - Water Concerns / Planting Seeds for the Next 7 Generations

This is a series of video excerpts from Grandmother (So'o) Mona Polacca Blue Water., on the Next Seven Generations, Water Concerns and a Blessing-Song for all.

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The Power of Love: A Transformed Heart Changes the World

An inspiring chronicle of life-changing encounters, personal transformation, and a vision of love that transcends the everyday definition, to embrace universal kindness and compassion, based on the knowledge that all beings are one family and that our capacity to love is one of the world’s most...

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Supai Hopi Mona Polacca: Water, Prayer and Humility

Mona Polacca, Havasupai/Hopi, spoke at the Rights of Mother Earth Conference, about the foundation of life. From the first water inside the mother’s womb, to the prayer upon which life depends, Polacca spoke of the spirituality of life.

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Blessings and Songs from Grandmothers - Maria Alice Freire and Mona Polacca

Grandmothers Mona Polacca and Maria Alice Freire from the The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers offer blessings and songs for Water, the World Water Law and World Water Year 2021.

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Moving into Right Relations with Mona Polacca

“Women are like a mirror image of Mother Earth. We feel her pain. These heartaches that we feel are part of the compassion that women have, and we need to act on that compassion.” Mona Polacca.

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Mona Polacca Represents Indigenous Grandmothers at Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Water

Petra Brussee interviews M.S.W. Mona Polacca representing the International Council of 13 indigenous grandmothers at the multi-stakeholder dialogue on water in the post-2015 agenda in the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands. 21 March 2012.

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