Ceremonia Chalchiutlicue

Ceremonia Chalchiutlicue is dedicated to honoring the waters of the world. Here in Minnesota we live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and as guests amongst the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota and Ojibwa Nations, we host this ceremony with hopes that we as a people will work toward achieving a healthy environment that will allow us to live in harmony with the universe.

It is a great honor to host such a ceremony here in Minnesota. Bringing attention to the environment is a critical part of our ceremony. Although we focus this ceremony on the waters, it is imperative that we understand how all of the elements are closely related and how all of the earth must be cared for in order for balance and harmony to be realized.

Given the urgent need to care for the environment, in 2004, we founded the Chalchiutlicue Environmental Project. It is our goal that through this project, members of the Latino community will engage as active participants in addressing issues around protecting the environment.