Abya Yala
The determining name given to the continents of North & South America. The name is from the Kuna nation of Panama and in their language means
‘Land that has reached its full maturity; Continent in its totality; Continent of Life’
At the first International Indigenous Summit at Teotihuacan, Mexico held in October 2000, the following declaration was made.
‘The Indigenous Peoples of Abya Yala hereby reaffirm our principles of Community, Spirituality and the inalienable right to self determination as Original Peoples of the continent.'
The Second Indigenous Summit was held in Quito, Ecuador in 2004.
A Continental Encounter of Indigenous Peoples & Nations of Abya Yala was held in October 2006 at La Paz, Bolivia.
The Third Indigenous Summit was held at Iximulew, Guatemala in March 2007. At this summit the declaration of the Seven Global Currencies was announced.
The seven Global Currencies - Life Sustaining Systems of Exchange and Reciprocity
The Breath of Life
The air, winds and atmosphere
The Water of Life
The waters, the clouds, waterways, rivers and streams and oceans.
The Giver of Life
The Sacred Species: Buffalo, Deer, Salmon & Eagle
The Sustainers of Life
Corn, Beans, Squash (agriculture)
The Foundation of Life
The land and territory, Mother Earth
The Sharers of Life
Community and Nations
The Seed of Life
Spirit –Light