On Summer Solstice, Monday June 22nd from5:00pm – 8:00pm PST/8:00pm-11:00pm EST, the Return to the Heart Foundation is hosting a national live streamed fundraiser for our Native Covid-19 Action Fund. Our livestream will be streamed to all major platforms and will be filled with music, interviews, ceremonial wisdom, and poetry. Solstice is a time that Indigenous people acknowledge seasons changing to ceremonial time in Summer. It is a time of healing, reflection, renewal, abundance and gratitude to the Creator for Mother Earth, as well as the entirety of humanity.
Indigenous wisdom is critical to saving Mother Earth, but can also help us to rebalance especially as our nation painfully and critically grapples with 400 years of racism. Native communities are reeling from the ravages of COVID-19, a direct result of centuries of violent racism. The Navajo Nation has more COVID-19 cases than 13 states combined. There are many tribes that have not received the support that states have and that have been allocated and promised to tribes.
Return to the Heart Foundation is fighting to save Indigenous ancestral knowledge and protect tribal communities by raising funds to provide personal protective equipment to seven regional tribal communities, covering over 50 tribes in the United States. Return to the Heart Foundation, is an Indigenous women-led foundation supporting Indigenous women-led initiatives working to identify and support the urgent safety needs of Indian Country, connecting traditional healers, and supporting regenerative strategies. We have raised over $1 million dollars of our $4 million goal.
We have confirmed a variety of diverse artists to share performances and support messages from advocates: Portugal The Man, Taboo, Brooke Simpson, Anne Hathaway, Mumu Fresh, Rodrigo Amarante, Jessa Calderon, Dawn Riding, The Funs, Clara Kent, Valarie Kaur, Kinsale Hueston, Mac DeMarco, Liv the Artist, Candi Brings Plenty, Jem, Lyla June, YoNasDa LoneWolf, Than Povi Martinez, Monica Ramírez, Arizona Muse, Orville Peck, Pelada, Carmen Perez, Mishel Prada, Miss Chief Rocka , Sivan Alyra Rose, Sihasin, Spencer Battiest and Doc Native, Dr. Rosales Meza, Terisa Siagatonu, Ty Segall, Supaman, Marisa Tomei, Lina Tullgren, Jaylene Tyme, Dustin Wong, Wyatt Shears the Garden, and more!
