2013-12-17T15:25:22-06:00 2013-03-31 JON JECKER CPA 411 SAINT MICHAELS DR STE 8 SANTA FE NM 875057655 990 2012-04-01 680493107 ARAWAKA INC ARAW 5054210278 PO BOX 278 RIBERA NM 87560 ELYSHIA GARDNER-HOLLIDAY 5054210278 2013-12-15 true JON JECKER 5059893510 2013-12-17 X 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z 81536 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. 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PEOPLE GATHERED AND CAMPED AT ARAWAKA FOR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS TO HEAL THEMSELVES AND TO REPAIR THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH MOTHER EARTH AND WITH ALL THEIR RELATIONS. WE HELD THE VISION QUEST IN JUNE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 185 WE INVITE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS 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: 350 IN PRAYING FOR THE WELLBEING OF PACHA MAMA AND ALL OF HER INHABITANTS, 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 OFTEN TO STAY AT ARAWAKA. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 80 2564 4008 COMMUNITY LIFE: WE CONTINUED TO EMBRACE THE INTERTRIBAL NATURE OF ARAWAKA AND HOSTED CEREMONIES OF OTHER TRIBES AND MEDICINE PEOPLE SO THAT THEIR INDIGENOUS WISDOM COULD BE SHARED WITH OTHERS. DURING THIS YEAR WE ALSO CONTINUED HAVING A MONTHLY COMMUNITY DAY WHERE WE WORKED TOGETHER, SHARED FOOD TOGETHER, AND ALSO PARTICIPATED IN CEREMONY TOGETHER. THIS NOURISHED OUR LOCAL SUPPORT BASE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 175 30774 36500 CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAM IS ONGOING THROUGH OUR EFFORTS DURING COMMUNITY WORKDAYS AND DIFFERENT CEREMONIES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF VISION QUEST. THIS YEAR WE CONCENTRATED OUR EFFORTS FOR THE CHILDREN IN A TWO WEEK AFTERNOON SUMMER PROGRAM. THE CHILDEN EXPERIENCED ART, BUIDING, NATURE OUTINGS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND COMMUNITY LIFE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 20 EARTH PRAYER PROGRAM: AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF DEDICATION, THE EARTH PRAYER PROJECT CULMINATED THIS YEAR WITH THE SOLSTICE OF 2012. THIS PROJECT HAS INVOLVED HAVING PEOPLE COME TO ARAWAKA FOR TRAININGS AND ALSO GOING INTO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO FACILITATE THE HEALING OF THE EARTH. MORE PEOPLE WERE QUALIFIED TO TRAVEL TO OTHER COMMUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE A MORE RECIPTRCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EARTH AND ALSO TO LEARN HOW TO NOURISH HER. 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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 IN PRAYING FOR THE WELLBEING OF PACHA MAMA AND ALL OF HER INHABITANTS, 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 OFTEN TO STAY AT ARAWAKA. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 80 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 COMMUNITY WORKDAYS AND DIFFERENT CEREMONIES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF VISION QUEST. THIS YEAR WE CONCENTRATED OUR EFFORTS FOR THE CHILDREN IN A TWO WEEK AFTERNOON SUMMER PROGRAM. THE CHILDEN EXPERIENCED ART, BUIDING, NATURE OUTINGS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND COMMUNITY LIFE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 20 EARTH PRAYER PROGRAM: AFTER EIGHT YEARS OF DEDICATION, THE EARTH PRAYER PROJECT CULMINATED THIS YEAR WITH THE SOLSTICE OF 2012. THIS PROJECT HAS INVOLVED HAVING PEOPLE COME TO ARAWAKA FOR TRAININGS AND ALSO GOING INTO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD TO FACILITATE THE HEALING OF THE EARTH. MORE PEOPLE WERE QUALIFIED TO TRAVEL TO OTHER COMMUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE A MORE RECIPTRCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EARTH AND ALSO TO LEARN HOW TO NOURISH HER. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS 550. 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. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING/CONTRACT 21,202 0 0 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ADJUST BALANCE IN WESTAR LOAN TO ACTUAL 14,129