ARAWAKA INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
ARAWAKA INC (EIN 68-0493107)
Tax period
2010-04-01 to 2011-03-31
Filed
2012-02-14
IRS object ID
201220619349301267
Schema version
2010v3.6
Source
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Timestamp2012-02-14T13:03:50-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-03-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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NameELYSHIA GARDNER-HOLLIDAYName
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionARAWAKA'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.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionARAWAKA'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.MissionDescription
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DescriptionEDUCATIONAL 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 PARTCIPANTS: 39Description

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DescriptionAMERICAN INDIAN SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS: DURING THE 2010-2011 YEAR WE RECEIVED PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO PRAY WITH US DURING OUR VISION QUEST. 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 CEREMONY IN MAY AND JUNE. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED PEOPLE FROM COLUMBIA, PERU, CHILE, ISRAEL, GERMANY, PORTUGAL, ITALY, SOUTH AFRICA, BRAZIL, SPAIN, MEXICO, GUAREMALA, AND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 200 WE INVITE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS TO COME TO ARAWAKA'S LAND AND USE THESE NATIVE FORMS OF SPIRITUAL 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. THIS YEAR WE HAD MORE OF THESE CEREMONIES THAN EVER BEFORE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 395 HONORING OF 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 EQUINOX AND SOLSTICE PARTICIPANTS: 140Description

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DescriptionSUMMARY: 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 175Description

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DescriptionCHILDREN'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.Description
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Land Land

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
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ROMERO LOAN$48,000
PENA CANYON LLC LOAN$19,189
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONARAWAKA'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.
FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AWERE COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED AFTER A FEW DAYS OF FULL DEDICATION TO THEIR HEALING. ESTIMATED PARTCIPANTS: 39
SECOND ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BWE INVITE PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS TO COME TO ARAWAKA'S LAND AND USE THESE NATIVE FORMS OF SPIRITUAL 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. THIS YEAR WE HAD MORE OF THESE CEREMONIES THAN EVER BEFORE. ESTIMATED PARTICIPANTS: 395 HONORING OF 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 EQUINOX AND SOLSTICE PARTICIPANTS: 140
THIRD ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CWE 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
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DCHILDREN'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 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BDRAFT 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 EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, NO WRITTTEN WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, AND NO WRITTEN DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS POLICY.

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