BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30527@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:KIVA: The Call of the Wisdom Keepers DTSTAMP:20261115T015304Z DTSTART:20261209T183000Z DTEND:20261209T210000Z DESCRIPTION:Talk\n\nNatuur\n\nFilm\n\nDocumentary KIVA – The Call of the Wi sdom Keepers has been successfully touring\nthe Netherlands for almost fou r years\, with sold-out screenings at renowned\nvenues such as DeLaMar\, P aradiso and Omniversum. It has also inspired audiences\nthrough special ev enings organised in collaboration with organisations such as\nGreenpeace a nd the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)\, featuring dialogues with\,\namon g others\, Princess Irene.\n\nOn December 9\, a special KIVA evening will take place at Tolhuistuin in\nAmsterdam. The evening will feature inspirin g dialogues with\, among others\,\nSherilyn Sanches (Founder of the Intern ational Indigenous Knowledge Centre) and\nBrazilian activist Shirley Krena k\, who plays an important role in the\ndocumentary.\n\nKIVA: The Call of the Wisdom Keepers\n\nWhat if we have forgotten something\, and the time h as come to remember it?\n\nWe live in a world of chaos and division. In a world that seems increasingly\ndisconnected from nature and out of balance \, there is a profound need for a\ndifferent perspective – one rooted in h armony and reconnection.\n\nThis film captures the essence of the unique a nd ancient KIVA gathering\, where\nIndigenous leaders from all over the wo rld come together to pray and work for\npeace\, equality and reconnection with the Earth and with one another.\n\n“The Original Peoples still live a ccording to the Original Principles\, in\nbalance with the Earth and with one another. They understand that we are nature\nitself. Through their anc ient wisdom and values\, they can inspire us to embrace\na more connected and sustainable way of life.\n\nBy raising awareness and remembering the O riginal Principles – the same\nprinciples our distant ancestors also lived by – restoring balance with the\nEarth and with one another becomes possi ble.”\n\nFor more background information and to watch the film trailer\, v isit here\n[https://tolhuistuin.nl/www.kiva-wisdomkeepers.com].\n\nBiograp hies\n\nSherlien Sanches is Chairperson and Founder of the International I ndigenous\nKnowledge Centre. She also works as an International Heritage C ooperation\nAdvisor at the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage ( KIEN).\n\nSherlien is dedicated to the preservation and revitalisation of Indigenous\ncultures and to bringing greater attention to Indigenous persp ectives on the\nDutch colonial and slavery past\, as well as their continu ing impact today.\n\nShe strengthens partnerships and collaborations in Su riname\, Indonesia and\nIndia\, with the aim of promoting cultural exchang e and identifying and\ndocumenting intangible cultural heritage.\n\nSankal e Ole Ntutu (Kenia)\, a wisdom keeper and son of Chief Lerionka Ole Ntutu\ ,\nis a proud Maasai. He serves as the Community Chief in Maji Moto\, repr esenting a\ncommunity of over 5\,000 Maasai. Acting as a spokesperson betw een his community\nand the Kenyan government\, he is also an expert on the natural world and a\npassionate nature guide in Kenya. Nature serves as h is guiding principle: it is\nnever biased and places all people on equal f ooting. He shares his knowledge\nabout living in harmony with nature with great enthusiasm.\n\nTogether with his wife\, Manon van Oldenbarneveld\, h e founded the 'Back to Nature\nFoundation.' His mission is to preserve the biodiversity and cultural heritage\nof the Maasai within the renowned Mas ai Mara ecosystem. As a leader—not only for\nhis own community but for hum anity at large—he has established an intimate\,\nauthentic camp called 'Lo ita Hills Basecamp.' Here\, visitors from across the\nglobe arrive through organized trips to learn more about Maasai culture and a\nway of life tha t exists in complete harmony with nature. In Kenya and Tanzania\,\nfences pose a major problem for both wildlife and local communities. These\nstruc tures are part of an extensive network that spans diverse landscapes and\n frequently crosses national borders. Let the wisdom of this community-base d\nleadership inspire you to guide your own organization toward the future —a future\nthat sustains life for the next seven generations.\n\nMarijke K odden: Nature has always been her greatest source of inspiration. As a\nde signer and photographer\, she worked for more than ten years for WWF and\n Staatsbosbeheer (the Dutch Forestry Commission).\n\nIn 2018\, she was amon g the first to receive permission to film at the unique\nKIVA gatherings i n the Netherlands\, Mexico\, India and Germany.\n\nShe interviewed many Wi sdom Keepers and\, together with her friend Rakinah\nButtner and Jaap Verh oeven (who joined the project in 2021)\, produced this\ninspiring and hope ful documentary.\n\nThe documentary continues to attract sold-out audience s and is also screened in\ncollaboration with organisations and eco-villag es. Its reach has now extended\nbeyond the Netherlands\, with screenings i n several European countries\, as well\nas in Brazil\, Peru\, Australia an d South Africa.\n\nA special KIVA film screening and speakers' evening fea turing:\n\nThe purpose of Stichting Stories of Wisdom is to improve interc ultural\nunderstanding\, equality\, peace and societal involvement\, by sh aring experiences\nof live and ensuring the accessibility of (old)wisdom f rom numerous cultures.\n\nZonzij URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/kiva-the-call-of-the-wisdom-keepers GEO:52.3830883;4.9030297 LOCATION:Tolhuistuin - IJpromenade 2\, 1031 KT Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bipoc,ecology,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Docume ntary KIVA – The Call of the Wisdom Keepers has been succ essfully touring the Netherlands for almost four years, with sold-out scre enings at renowned venues such as DeLaMar, Paradiso and Omniversum. It has also inspired audiences through special evenings organised in collaborati on with organisations such as Greenpeace and the World Wide Fund for Natur e (WWF), featuring dialogues with, among others, Princess Irene.

On December 9, a special KIVA evening will take place at Tolhuistuin in Amste rdam. The evening will feature inspiring dialogues with, among others, Sherilyn Sanches (Founder of the International Indigenous Kn owledge Centre) and Brazilian activist Shirley Krenak, wh o plays an important role in the documentary.

KIVA: The Call of the Wisdom Keepers

What if we have forgotten someth ing, and the time has come to remember it?

We live in a world o f chaos and division. In a world that seems increasingly disconnected from nature and out of balance, there is a profound need for a different persp ective – one rooted in harmony and reconnection.

This film captures the essence of the unique and ancient KIVA gathering, where Indigenous lea ders from all over the world come together to pray and work for peace, equ ality and reconnection with the Earth and with one another.

“The Original Peoples still live according to the Original Principles, in bala nce with the Earth and with one another. They understand that we are natur e itself. Through their ancient wisdom and values, they can inspire us to embrace a more connected and sustainable way of life.

By ra ising awareness and remembering the Original Principles – the same princip les our distant ancestors also lived by – restoring balance with the Earth and with one another becomes possible.”

For more background in formation and to watch the film trailer, visit here.

Biographies

Sherlien Sanches is Chairperso n and Founder of the International Indigenous Knowledge Centre. She also w orks as an International Heritage Cooperation Advisor at the Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage (KIEN).

Sherlien is dedicated to th e preservation and revitalisation of Indigenous cultures and to bringing g reater attention to Indigenous perspectives on the Dutch colonial and slav ery past, as well as their continuing impact today.

She strengthens partnerships and collaborations in Suriname, Indonesia and India, with the aim of promoting cultural exchange and identifying and documenting intang ible cultural heritage.

Sankale Ole Ntutu (Kenia), a wisdom keeper and son of Chief Lerionka Ole Ntutu, is a proud Maasai. He serves as the Community Chief in Maji Moto, representing a community of o ver 5,000 Maasai. Acting as a spokesperson between his community and the K enyan government, he is also an expert on the natural world and a passiona te nature guide in Kenya. Nature serves as his guiding principle: it is ne ver biased and places all people on equal footing. He shares his knowledge about living in harmony with nature with great enthusiasm.

Together with his wife, Manon van Oldenbarneveld, he founded the 'Back to Nature F oundation.' His mission is to preserve the biodiversity and cultural herit age of the Maasai within the renowned Masai Mara ecosystem. As a leader—no t only for his own community but for humanity at large—he has established an intimate, authentic camp called 'Loita Hills Basecamp.' Here, visitors from across the globe arrive through organized trips to learn more about M aasai culture and a way of life that exists in complete harmony with natur e. In Kenya and Tanzania, fences pose a major problem for both wildlife an d local communities. These structures are part of an extensive network tha t spans diverse landscapes and frequently crosses national borders. Let th e wisdom of this community-based leadership inspire you to guide your own organization toward the future—a future that sustains life for the next se ven generations.

Marijke Kodden: Nature has always been her greatest source of inspiration. As a designer and photographer, s he worked for more than ten years for WWF and Staatsbosbeheer (the Dutch F orestry Commission).

In 2018, she was among the first to receive per mission to film at the unique KIVA gatherings in the Netherlands, Mexico, India and Germany.

She interviewed many Wisdom Keepers and, together with her friend Rakinah Buttner and Jaap Verhoeven (who joined the projec t in 2021), produced this inspiring and hopeful documentary.

The doc umentary continues to attract sold-out audiences and is also screened in c ollaboration with organisations and eco-villages. Its reach has now extend ed beyond the Netherlands, with screenings in several European countries, as well as in Brazil, Peru, Australia and South Africa.

A special KI VA film screening and speakers' evening featuring:

The purpose of St ichting Stories of Wisdom is to improve intercultural understanding, equal ity, peace and societal involvement, by sharing experiences of live and en suring the accessibility of (old)wisdom from numerous cultures.

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