Who are you?
To honor the sacred nature of this space, please select the path that best describes you.
A Message to Our Allies & Visitors
Your presence here is a blessing. This sanctuary is offered as a space of healing and remembrance for First Nations peoples. As a visitor, we ask you to:
- **Listen:** Read with an open heart, and allow the words to settle.
- **Witness:** Remember that these are not just stories, but living truths.
- **Respect:** Honor the sacredness of this space and the voices within it.
“We do not own the land; we belong to it.”
🌿 What Is Native Presence?
Native Presence is a sanctuary — digital yet sacred — where stories are not stored, but honored. It is a ceremonial space for First Nations peoples and respectful allies to offer memory, ritual, and reflection.
Here, every submission is a sacred act. Every image, a prayer. Every name, a ripple in the river of remembrance.
We do not collect data. We receive offerings. We do not publish content. We preserve presence.
🔮 Our Vision
To build a living, evolving sanctuary where:
- Every interaction is a ritual
- Every visitor is received with dignity
- Every nation is named and blessed
- Every offering ripples outward in healing
🫱 Who Is Welcome
Native Presence is open to all who walk with respect. This sanctuary honors First Nations peoples and welcomes allies, artists, elders, youth, and wanderers who come with humility and care.
🪶 Symbols We Carry
- 🔥 Fire — Transformation, ceremony, ancestral warmth
- ⛰️ Mountain — Strength, rootedness, sacred geography
- 🪶 Feather — Prayer, breath, connection to sky beings
- 🥁 Drum — Rhythm, heartbeat of the land, gathering
- ☀️ Sun — Illumination, guidance, renewal
- 🌙 Moon — Cycles, feminine wisdom, reflection
- ⭐ Star — Navigation, prophecy, cosmic ancestry
- 🌽 Corn — Sustenance, tradition, sacred agriculture
- 🐃 Buffalo — Provision, sacrifice, communal strength
- 🐢 Turtle — Earth, longevity, creation stories
- 🌊 River — Flow, migration, cleansing
- 🪨 Stone — Memory, permanence, witness
🕊️ Reflections & Echoes
These are glimpses of those who have walked with us. Each reflection is a breath. Each name, a blessing.
Red Cloud
“They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one: they promised to take our land — and they did.”
White Cloud
“The songs we carry are older than the mountains, and yet they rise new each dawn.”
River Walker
“Where the water flows, memory follows. Nothing is truly lost.”
Sun Feather
“Light is not ours to own — it is ours to share.”
Turtle Song
“Slow steps are still sacred steps upon the Earth.”
Buffalo Heart
“Strength is not in standing alone, but in moving together.”
✍️ Offer a Remembrance
If you are a First Nations person, we invite you to offer a memory or a prayer to this sacred space.
If you are an ally, your greatest offering is to share this sanctuary with others and to listen with a humble heart.
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