Spirit of the Sun uplifts Indigenous resilience and prosperity by honoring the wisdom of our ancestors and empowering future generations. Guided by the Seven Generations teaching, we nurture intergenerational relationships rooted in cultural continuity, ancestral food freedom, education, community advocacy, and reconnection to land. We center youth and elders as carriers of knowledge and strength, cultivating a thriving future in harmony with our traditions, responsibilities, and the ongoing struggle for liberation.
Key Programs & Services:
Spirit of the Sun offers a rich array of programs rooted in Indigenous values and community resilience:
- Food Share: Distributes healthy, nutritious food to Indigenous elders, families, and unhoused community members in the Denver area.
- Mentorship Program: Group mentorship for Indigenous youth, centered on relationship-building and traditional teachings.
- Indigenous Agriculture: Stewardship of lands via farm and garden programs (though land is not yet owned outright).
- Mycelium Healing Project: Facilitates workshops aimed at restoring biological and community healing through soil’s mycelial networks.
- Indigenous Science & Foodways Youth Leadership: Educates youth in land stewardship and Indigenous food traditions.
- Healing Foods Program: Brings traditional, healing Native foodways and knowledge directly to youth across Denver.
- Indigenous Toddlers & Teachings: Cultivates a healthy, culturally grounded environment for Indigenous families from birth.
- Spirit of the Sun Community Workshops: Seasonal, Indigenous‑lens educational workshops for BIPOC communities, covering topics like herbal medicine, land stewardship, and soil building.
Justice-Focused Work: Includes impact-driven initiatives such as:
- Accomplice Training (restorative justice workshops).
- Shutdown Suncor campaign.
- Advocacy for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR).
- History Re‑Indigenized.
- Renaming Efforts (e.g., community mobilization to rename schools with harmful colonial associations).
- Letter to Polis (climate advocacy).
- Nuclear‑Free Pueblo campaign.
- Food Share Program: Your weekly food share serves 100+ community members per session.
- Spirit of the Sun Healing Food Bags: In a recent month (April), you distributed over 60 Healing Food Bags to youth and their families through schools and outreach events.