Restoring sacred sites is of utmost importance considering the world’s spiritual deficits that are leaving us in a state of emergency. The manifestations of this spiritual emergency continue to worsen as our lands are seized for resource extraction across Turtle Island & beyond. The ongoing ecological collapse is close to being irreversible on many levels, from the extinction of keystone species to the loss of cultures, languages & indigenous people worldwide.

Prior to colonization, medicine people were traditionally taken care of by their communities through ancient trade & bartering systems. Modern monetary systems fail to incorporate the sacred into their agendas diminishing occupations that were once highly valued and crucial for the continuation of our cultures to a nearly extinguished status. The colonial frameworks in which they operate are void of the spiritual contracts that maintained the health of our forests, rivers, oceans, mountains, valleys, and the ecosystem as an entirety. 

Although the songs, dances & ceremonies differed, the element of reciprocity was woven into the fabric of our respective cosmovisions all throughout Turtle Island. Our healers were once valued and their work was recognized as important; it was also common (traditional) knowledge that it must be compensated. It is for this reason that ***Sawalmem – Digital Currency aims to create an alternative economy that places value back on the sacred. ***

Envisioning our world from an indigneous perspective requires breaking away from the colonial systems imposed on us by the European settlers & their descendants. Placing value on traditional roles & occupations in a modern day context requires modern day solutions. We will not stand idly by as our communities are plagued with mental health illnesses that were not present at all (or to the degree in which they are now) because of the traditional healing systems that were tied to the land for millenia and passed down to us by our ancestors.

We need to return to sacred protocol.

Our #LandBack campaign focuses on restoring the spiritual relationship that guided our ancestors for millenia. We opt to restore the ecosystem of our traditional lands in order to uphold our responsibilities to the sacred. 

The time to create alternatives to the oppressive systems that have long kept us impoverished, without political power or control over our lands & resources is now. In the face of an era with alarming rates of suicide & depression within native communities, we are using modern technologies such as Blockchain and leveraging cryptocurrency in order to address the ongoing genocide of our lands and people. 

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