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WELCOME TO KINDRED SPIRITS
The Kindred Spirits Ireland Event was created in July 2022. It was born out of Empathy, Compassion and Kindness in 1847 with a gift of kindness from one subjugated nation to another. The significance of the sheer empathic compassion with which this gift of kindness was bestowed was never forgotten by the Irish people. Its example demands our attention and honor, as it has done over the years. However in 2020, during the Covid Pandemic, the Irish people finally had a chance to repay the kindness shown to their ancestors in 1847 by the Choctaw nation, during the Great Hunger, (An Gorta Mor).
On 19th July 2022, on the 175th anniversary of the Choctaw gift, the Kindred Spirits Ireland Event was created to share in Celebration and Thanks; for it seemed the story had gone full circle. However, a circle does not end…. Little did anyone realise at the time, but the story had only begun. Kindred Spirits Ireland and the Irish people were about to be woven into the very fabric of the five hundred year old indigenous prophecy of the Condor and the Eagle, recognized as a fellow indigenous island nation and included in the indigenous Bio-Regions Sanctuary network. The connections and the story continues…
EXCITING NEWS! KINDRED SPIRITS IRELAND 2025 IS ON THE WAY!
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OUR NARRATIVE
“The Irish people Never forgot! In 2020 during the pandemic, when they saw their Navajo and Hopi sisters and brothers in dire need of help, they saw their opportunity to repay the kindness shown to them so many years before by the Choctaw nation. We share common history; for the Irish are not Colonizers but victims themselves of it, they too were starved and forced from their lands and fought to keep their language and their religion. They do not make War on other nations! Instead they send peace keepers and are proud of their neutrality and recognize that Unity is more powerful than separation, division and War. Though they are only a small Island country, per capita they are the biggest contributors to famine and other disaster relief efforts around the world and take in more refugees, despite their small size. They share a love and respect for nature and all beings; these are indigenous traits, inherent indigenous Irish traits, the good things in our nature. These traits are not just unique to the First Nations and the Irish, they are in all of us, because we are all indigenous! It is through these traits and through Kindred Spirits Ireland and the bridge building of the Irish people that our European Sisters and Brothers may finally recognize, that we are all indigenous of Mother Earth, we are all sisters and brothers, we are all One Human Family. It is only through recognition of the latter, will we truly unite and fulfil our duty as true caretakers and stewards of Pacha Mama. (Mother Earth).”
– Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. Palenque March 2023
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KINDRED SPIRITS SCULPTURE
Our first event and chosen location was largely inspired by the wonderful “Kindred Spirit” Sculpture located in Midleton, Cork, Ireland.
An outdoor sculpture titled Kindred Spirits commemorates the link between Ireland and Native Americans. The sculpture by Irish artist Alex Pentek is a stainless steel structure of eagle feathers forming a circle and represents the gift of a bowl of food.
Kindred Spirits commemorates the 1847 donation by the Native American Choctaw People to Irish famine relief during the Great Hunger, despite the Choctaw themselves living in hardship and poverty and having recently endured the Trail of Tears. Irish donors are now citing that gesture as they help two tribes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This has an Irish drumbeat that carries a global resonance” says RTE.
*Please note that Kindred Spirits Ireland 2022, and KindredSpirits.Earth, have no formal or legal connection or even association at this point, with the creators or custodians of the Kindred Spirits Sculpture.
AMAZING MUST WATCH VIDEOS
Watch this beautiful, heartfelt interview below telling of how during covid, the Irish took their opportunity to repay thanks to the Native American people. Click here for more.
Here’s some more videos we believe, are a must see about the amazing human spirit that has inspired the upcoming event. We highly recommend checking out these videos here and be sure to come back as we will be making many updates in the coming weeks!
Partnership
Proud and excited to be supported and partners with FWII (Four Worlds International Institute) for our upcoming event, 2025.
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