In these important times that are bringing us changes on a level that is unprecedented in our human history, the staff of World Peace & Prayer Day wishes to thank all of our many supporters as we continue our work to bring about peace and harmony upon our earth. The details of WPPD 2002 are still being worked out and will be available online soon, please check back for more information. We hope that you will join us on this spiritual journey that is so important to our future generations and ask for your continued prayers for the healing of our environment and our global family.

We invite you to visit the website of Wahos'i (Messenger) who was born on August 7th, 2001 in Vanderbilt, Michigan. Chief Arvol Looking Horse was honored to name the newborn whose birth brings continued confirmation of ancient prophecies that are being fulfilled today.

In response the the terrible tragedy that occurred on September 11th, Chief Arvol Looking Horse has issued this important statement. We send our condolences to all the many families who were impacted by this event and call upon the world community to work together to prevent the further escalation of violence in our society.

A gathering of people from the four nations of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and all the world over will take place from June 20 to 23rd 2001. This is significant for many reasons not least the coming together of sacred traditions new and old and of indiginous and ordinary people moving forward through a forgiveness of the past toward a new unity and respect across the world.  WPPD aims to show that profound positive change comes through at the level of consciousness.  June 21st is the Summer Solstice and holds ancient traditional ceremonial importance to all cultures.  On this day the Sun, the Source of Life, is at it's most intense. Life is held in balance when the four elements of earth, air, water and fire are in harmony and clearly this is not so today as global warming and pollution is damaging our lives.
Ancient traditions maintain these as sacred principles through our conscious interaction with the natural environment.

In our ongoing effort to work for the fundmental rights of indigenous cultures, we have partnered with the NetAid.Org volunteer program and the Eastern Art Arcade in the development of a project focusing on the study and documentation of our world's tribal heritage. It is our hope to create a greater awareness of the necessity to preserve the ancient wisdom of all native people who's intimate understanding of nature is so important for maintaining the health and balance of the earth's life supporting ecosystems.

We are proud to introduce a new feature of our site that we hope you will take the time to explore. Through the generous support of the Eastern Art Arcade, we have been given the opportunity to provide an incredible collection of indigenously produced art to help raise much needed funding for WPPD-2001. Feel free to browse our gallery, if you see something you like, please consider making a bid on an item to help support our efforts.

WPPD-2001 will be blessed with a full solar eclipse this year which will be viewable from a narrow band crossing the Southern Hemisphere. This is very exciting to all of us as we believe that this planetary alignment may help to amplify our collective efforts to bring about a global shift of consciousness. For centuries, people have been astounded by phenomenon like this. The fact that this is occurring on the Summer Solstice is very significant according to the beliefs of indigenous cultures, it's a sign that we are on the right path to peace. 

Comprised of the elements that make all of life possible on this planet, our ancestors evolved through an intimate relationship with our environment - free of all the distractions that we experience in today's modern society. Through this deeper connection with nature, we experience our fundamental oneness with the world around us in a way that positively influences our health and inner state of well being. On June 21st, we are asking everyone to connect with the earth's sacred sites as a world community dedicated to the preservation of our life sustaining environment so that we may provide our children with a planet that is capable of sustaining life for generations to come. If you will be organizing a local gathering, please let us know so that we may include your location and contact information in our global listings directory.

Welcome to the new site for World Peace & Prayer Day 2001, we hope that you enjoy your visit here and that you come back to visit frequently. We'll be making continual changes and updates to these pages so make sure you stop by every now & then to see what's new. This year's June 21st Summer Solstice Ceremony marks a significant time in the history of our spiritual journey together here on Mother Earth and we invite you to help make it an even more powerful and meaningful experience by joining us every day in a global meditation for peace around the world. If you have any ideas, comments, or suggestions for our new pages, please send us feedback, we always love to hear what you think.