2013-12-04T12:53:53-06:00 2012-03-31 JON JECKER CPA 411 SAINT MICHAELS DR STE 8 SANTA FE NM 875057655 990 2011-04-01 680493107 ARAWAKA INC ARAW 5054210278 PO BOX 278 RIBERA NM 87560 ELYSHIA GARDNER-HOLLIDAY 5054210278 2013-11-25 true JON JECKER 5059893510 2013-12-04 X 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X 70943 false X X 2002 NM ARAWAKA'S MAIN GOAL IS TO PROMOTE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND OUR MOTHER EARTH. OUR PRAYER IS FOR THE FOLLOWING GENERATIONS: THAT THEY MAY INHERIT THE EARTH IN BETTER CONDITION THAN WE HAVE IT NOW. THE ONLY REAL PROBLEM WITH THE ECCOLOGY OF THE PLANET RESIDES IN THE HUMAN BEINGS; THEREFORE OUR EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS DEVELOPING WAYS OF SPIRITUAL EDUCATION. WE INTEND TO INCREASE OUR AWARENESS AND TO AWAKEN OUR HEARTS TO THE LEVEL AT WHICH WE BECOME CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING THE EARTH AS OUR MOTHER AND ALL THAT LIVE ON THE EARTH AS OUR RELATIVES AND OUR PARTNERS IN LIFE. OUR WORK FACES FOUR DIRECTIONS; INDIAN TRADITIONS; INDIVIDUAL HEALING; CHILDREN'S EDUCATION; AND COMMUNITY LIFE. 3 3 0 0 106201 70943 0 0 0 106201 70943 0 0 0 0 0 77644 75549 77644 75549 28557 -4606 1107361 1078942 176733 175556 930628 903386 X ARAWAKA'S MAIN GOAL IS TO PROMOTE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND OUR MOTHER EARTH. OUR PRAYER IS FOR THE FOLLOWING GENERATIONS: THAT THEY MAY INHERIT THE EARTH IN BETTER CONDITION THAN WE HAVE IT NOW. THE ONLY REAL PROBLEM WITH THE ECCOLOGY OF THE PLANET RESIDES IN THE HUMAN BEINGS; THEREFORE OUR EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS DEVELOPING WAYS OF SPIRITUAL EDUCATION. WE INTEND TO INCREASE OUR AWARENESS AND TO AWAKEN OUR HEARTS TO THE LEVEL AT WHICH WE BECOME CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING THE EARTH AS OUR MOTHER AND ALL THAT LIVE ON THE EARTH AS OUR RELATIVES AND OUR PARTNERS IN LIFE. OUR WORK FACES FOUR DIRECTIONS; INDIAN TRADITIONS; INDIVIDUAL HEALING; CHILDREN'S EDUCATION; AND COMMUNITY LIFE. false false 6664 4880 EDUCATIONAL HEALING: WE HAVE HELPED PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE ROOTS OF THEIR PROBLEMS AND GIVEN THEM INSTRUCTIONS AND HOMEWORK SO THAT THEY MAY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR OWN HEALING. WE ASKED THE PEOPLE WE HELPED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND WE GAVE THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEEDED IN ORDER TO HANDLE THIS RESPONSIBILITY. IN CASES WHEN PEOPLE CAME TO STAY FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME AND COULD NOT AFFORD MAKING A MONETARY DONATION, THEY DONATED THEIR TIME IN CARE OF ARAWAKA'S LAND AND BUILDINGS. THE WORK THEY DID WAS PART OF THEIR THERAPY. WE HAVE WITNESSED IN MANY INSTANCES HOW PEOPLE'S LIVES WERE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED AFTER A FEW DAYS OF FULL DEDICATION TO THEIR HEALING. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 39 37309 30047 AMERICAN INDIAN SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS: DURING THE 2011-2012 WE RECEIVED PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO PRAY WITH US DURING OUR VISION QUEST IN MAY AND JUNE. PEOPLE GATHERED AND CAMPED AT ARAWAKA FOR TWO AND ONE-HALF WEEKS TO HEAL THEMSELVES AND TO REPAIR THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH MOTHER EARTH AND WITH ALL THEIR RELATIONS. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED PEOPLE FROM COLUMBIA, PERU, CHILE, ISRAEL, GERMANY, PORTUGAL, ITALY, SOUTH AFRICA, BRAZIL, SPAIN, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, AND EPOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 200 WE INVITE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND BELIEFS TO COME TO ARAWAKA'S LAND AND USE THESE NATIVE FORMS OF SPIRIRTUAL WORK IN A GOOD WAY, THE WAY THAT HAS BEEN PASSED ON FOR MANY GENERATIONS. ONE WAY THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS IS THROUGH THE SWEAT LODGE CEREMONY AND THE SACRED PIPE CEREMONY. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 395 HONORING THE SEASONS IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND IMPORTANT TO US. WE HAVE INVITED AND HELD CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION WITH MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT FOUR TIMES DURING THE YEAR, WINTER AND SUMMER SOLSTICE AND SPRING AND FALL EQUINOX. PEOPLE COME FOR A DAY OF PRAYER AND TO STAY AT ARAWAKA. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 140 69 1852 ARAWAKA HAS MAINTAINED A LARGER AND MORE ACTIVE COMMUNITY THAN EVER. COMMUNITY LIFE: WE CONTINUED TO EMBRACE THE INTERTRIBAL NATURE OF ARAWAKA AND HOSTED CEREMONIES OF OTHER TRIBES AND MEDICINE PEOPLE. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE SO MANY DIVERSE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER ON A COMMON GROUND AND ALSO TO RECEIVE SUCH RICH AND VARIED TEACHINGS. DURING THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED HAVING A MONTHLY COMMUNITY DAY WHERE WE WORKED TOGETHER, SHARED FOOD TOGETHER AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CEREMONY TOGETHER. THIS HAS HELPED US TO ESTABLISH A MORE SOLID LOCAL SUPPORT BASE. WE HAD SEVERAL LONG WEEKEND GATHERINGS TO GROW AS COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE IN TRAININGS. WE ALSO HOSTED A WEEKLONG INTERCHANGE WITH THE COMMUNITY OF TAMERA FROM PORTUGAL TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES ABOUT COMMUNITY BUILDING. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF ARAWAKA ALSO WENT TO TAMERA TO SHARE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY THERE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 175 29651 32575 CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM IS ONGOING THROUGH OUR EFFORTS DURING COMUNITY WORKDAYS AND DIFFERENT CEREMONIES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF VISION QUEST. WE ALSO HAD A ONCE PER WEEK PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN CALLED "HEART OF THE EARTH" WHICH WAS A FULL DAY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND INCLUDED LUNCH AND SNACKS. IT WAS FACILITATED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARAWAKA COMMUNITY. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 25 EARTH PRAYER PROGRAM: THE EARTH PRAYER PROJECT REALLY BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE THIS YEAR WITH MORE GATHERINGS AND MORE COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES HAVING PEOPLE COME TO ARAWAKA FOR TRAININGS AND ALSO GOING INTO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO FACILITATE THE HEALING OF THE EARTH. THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL OF EARTH HEALERS WAS STRONG IN ITS SECOND YEAR. WE TRAVELED THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE A MORE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EARTH AND ALSO TO LEARN HOW TO NOURISH HER. WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN CHILE, PERU, ISRAEL, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, CALIFORNIA AND ARGENTINA. 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ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ARAWAKA'S MAIN GOAL IS TO PROMOTE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND OUR MOTHER EARTH. OUR PRAYER IS FOR THE FOLLOWING GENERATIONS: THAT THEY MAY INHERIT THE EARTH IN BETTER CONDITION THAN WE HAVE IT NOW. THE ONLY REAL PROBLEM WITH THE ECCOLOGY OF THE PLANET RESIDES IN THE HUMAN BEINGS; THEREFORE OUR EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS DEVELOPING WAYS OF SPIRITUAL EDUCATION. WE INTEND TO INCREASE OUR AWARENESS AND TO AWAKEN OUR HEARTS TO THE LEVEL AT WHICH WE BECOME CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING THE EARTH AS OUR MOTHER AND ALL THAT LIVE ON THE EARTH AS OUR RELATIVES AND OUR PARTNERS IN LIFE. OUR WORK FACES FOUR DIRECTIONS; INDIAN TRADITIONS; INDIVIDUAL HEALING; CHILDREN'S EDUCATION; AND COMMUNITY LIFE. SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE SWEAT LODGE CEREMONY AND THE SACRED PIPE CEREMONY. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 395 HONORING THE SEASONS IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND IMPORTANT TO US. WE HAVE INVITED AND HELD CEREMONY AND CELEBRATION WITH MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT FOUR TIMES DURING THE YEAR, WINTER AND SUMMER SOLSTICE AND SPRING AND FALL EQUINOX. PEOPLE COME FOR A DAY OF PRAYER AND TO STAY AT ARAWAKA. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 140 THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C WENT TO TAMERA TO SHARE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY THERE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 175 ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM IS ONGOING THROUGH OUR EFFORTS DURING COMUNITY WORKDAYS AND DIFFERENT CEREMONIES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF VISION QUEST. WE ALSO HAD A ONCE PER WEEK PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN CALLED "HEART OF THE EARTH" WHICH WAS A FULL DAY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND INCLUDED LUNCH AND SNACKS. IT WAS FACILITATED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARAWAKA COMMUNITY. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 25 EARTH PRAYER PROGRAM: THE EARTH PRAYER PROJECT REALLY BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE THIS YEAR WITH MORE GATHERINGS AND MORE COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES HAVING PEOPLE COME TO ARAWAKA FOR TRAININGS AND ALSO GOING INTO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO FACILITATE THE HEALING OF THE EARTH. THE WORK OF THE SCHOOL OF EARTH HEALERS WAS STRONG IN ITS SECOND YEAR. WE TRAVELED THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE A MORE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EARTH AND ALSO TO LEARN HOW TO NOURISH HER. WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN CHILE, PERU, ISRAEL, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, CALIFORNIA AND ARGENTINA. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS 500. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B DRAFT OF FINAL FORM 990 IS TRANSMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO CIRCULATES THE DRAFT TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. FINAL FORM 990 IS ONLY FILED TO THE IRS AFTER THE BOARD ADOPTS A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RETURN FOR FILING. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, NO WRITTTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND NO WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS POLICY.