7000 Languages
A World of Voices Awaits
Online Learning with 7000

"Each language is a window through which to see the world."

Did you know there are over 7,000 languages spoken across our planet, and nearly half are at risk of being lost?

Each language carries stories, songs, and ways of seeing the world that exist nowhere else. When a language disappears, an entire world goes with it.

But something beautiful is happening.

Children, families, and teachers around the world are coming together to keep these languages alive, and you are warmly invited to be part of it.

Through our friends at 7000 Languages, listed on our Sacred Activism page at Shamans Directory, you can explore new sounds, discover meaningful stories, and connect with cultures in a way that is alive, creative, and deeply human. Whether you are a curious learner, a parent, or an educator, there are simple and powerful ways to get involved.

You don’t need to be an expert. You only need curiosity. When a child learns even a few words of a new language, something shifts — connection deepens, identity strengthens, and bridges are built between cultures, ans across communities and generations.

This is an invitation to listen, to learn, and to help protect and preserve the living voices of our precious planet.

Come explore. Come be inspired.
A world of voices is waiting for you.

Traditional Anishinabe Teachings in French and English
With Grandmother Francine Payer
Tuesdays October - April 2025
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Kokum (Grandmother) Francine Payer invites you to join her in a sacred space of healing, connection, and empowerment. The Anishinabe Sacred Circle is dedicated to supporting First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all who seek wisdom and healing through traditional teachings, ceremonies, and discussion circles. Together, we honor Water, Land, and All Our Relations, offering teachings that bring clarity, strength, and renewal.
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Rooted in the guidance of her Elders and ancestors, Kokum Francine offers a welcoming environment where identity, purpose, and cultural strength are nurtured. Whether you are on a journey to rediscover your roots, seeking healing from past traumas, or simply wanting to connect with a supportive community, you are welcome. Come walk the path of healing and wisdom with us.

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Your presence is a gift, and we look forward to sharing this journey together. Migwetch! Thank you!

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Shamanic earth-based wisdom reminds us of our interconnectedness with the earth and all the other living beings around us. We can discover ways to restore and strengthen these relationship through science as well. This podcast episode, from The Detour with Adams Davis, is called “Democracy of Species." It was recorded in May 2022, and explores the relationships between human beings and other beings, between humans and animals, humans and plants, and humans and the earth itself.

Robin Wall Kimmerer and Emma Marris pay careful attention to the interconnections between these beings. Whether they are looking at mosses or sweet grass, maples or wolves or humans, Robin and Emma are wonderful teachers, helping us to see our world and ourselves more fully, and challenging us to reconsider our role in this fluid and dynamic web of relationships and responsibilities.

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, which has earned her wide acclaim. Kimmerer lives in Syracuse, New York, where she is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.

Emma Marris is the author of Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World and Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World. She also writes about the human and nonhuman worlds, and the enduringly complex relationships between them for National Geographic, the Atlantic, the New York Times, Wired, and other publications. She lives in Oregon with her husband—with whom she occasionally co-authors environmental philosophy papers—and their two children.

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Weaving wisdom with science, the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast by Laura Dawn explores the intersection between psychedelics and sacred plant medicine, neuroscience and consciousness, creativity and resilience, business and entrepreneurship, meaning and purpose. Conversations focus on embodying heart-centered leadership so we can influence real change and create the beautiful world that our hearts know is possible.

The following two complementary podcast episodes are from the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast with Laura Dawn, speaking with internationally renowned spiritual teacher and Shamans Directory Ambassador Jyoti Ma and Mother Earth Delegate, Mondahis Bastisa are honorably inspiring!

In Episode #36 “Prophecy, Prayer, Truth, and Authenticity,” recorded September 23rd, 2021, Jyoti shares her remarkable wisdom on the Kogi prophecy, the power of prayer, and the necessity to align with our authenticity and personal truth. According to the Kogi prophecy, we are collectively moving through the time of the great cleanse that will last 13 years, with the great ending falling into the beginning in 2026. What is breaking through is based on Original Principles of heart, reciprocity, collaboration, unity, and all life that is sacred. As Mother Earth goes through an evolutionary process, we need to honor Her and realign with Her Original Instructions given to us by Her Original Peoples. Jyoti talks about the importance of staying in the present moment, sitting with nature and deeply listening, and being committed to our individual awakening.

In Episode #56, June 6th, 2022, Jyoti Ma and Mondahis Bastisa teach their wisdom on the Original Principles. According to Otemi-Toltec Elder Mondahis Bastisa, a world guided by Original Principles is not just possible – it is inevitable. In relation to their work at the Fountain and the Mother Earth Delegation for United Original Nations, they speak about how generosity and giving back to the Earth, Nature, and Original Peoples is much needed, and more valued than taking and accumulating wealth or profit. They point out that all life and nature’s elements, including the water we drink and the air we breathe, is equally valued and are alive. This is not only a deeply held prayer and a vision for the future, it is how Original Cultures and Peoples have lived in balance with the Earth since the dawn of time, guided by Original Principles.

Expand your consciousness. Be inspired to participate and say "yes" to our evolution!

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Episode #36  Prophecy, Prayer, Truth and Authenticity
Episode #56  Applying the Original Principles to Psychedelic Leadership

About Jyoti Ma
Jyoti Ma is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher. She has cultivated projects that demonstrate ways of life that honor the Earth and all Peoples. She is the Grandmother Vision Keeper of the Center for Sacred Studies. She has helped to convene the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. She is the founder of The Fountain with the mission to restore an economic model that is based on reciprocity and collaboration guided by Nature and the Sacred. She serves as a delegate of the Mother Earth Delegation of United Indigenous Nations that has a global Sacred Territories Initiative to protect Mother Earth’s sacred sites and Her Original Peoples. Jyoti has devoted her life to creatively addressing the global challenges of our times and bringing unity to the planet. She does this by facilitating the development of alliances between individuals who are the guardians of indigenous culture and organizations that are focused on economic, social, and environmental solutions.

According to the Kogi prophecy, we are collectively moving through 13 years they call the great cleanse. The Kogi’s say that the great ending will fall into the beginning in 2026. Listen below, as as renowned spiritual teacher, vision keeper, and Shamans Directory Ambassador Grandmother Jyoti shares remarkable stories that help us understand the wisdom within these prophecies and the power of walking in prayer. This is a time when it is necessary for all of us to step into alignment with our authenticity - a time of reckoning with our personal truth.

Jyoti welcomes you to Shamans Directory
We are in prophetic times. A time when we must unite to bring to the world what is needed for our personal and collective healing. The medicines that our elders, healers and communities hold are calling us to gather around one fire. Let us unite in the weaving of the New Dawn!!

Learn more about Laura Dawn
https://lauradawn.co/

Learn more about Jyoti Ma and Mondahis Bastisa
https://centerforsacredstudies.org/
https://motherearthdelegation.com/