Grandmother LánéSaán Moonwalker
Yoeme · Apache
ANIWA
Preparing The Portal
About Us
Our history, team and mission
Aniwa
Meaning
In the Guaraní language, Aniwa means "soul" or "spirit," the invisible thread that connects all living things to the earth, to each other, and to the wisdom of those who came before. It is the essence of being, the breath of consciousness, and the memory carried in the land itself. Our name reflects our mission: to honor, preserve, and share the sacred knowledge that lives in Indigenous traditions across the world.
Origins
Aniwa began as a question: how do we honor Indigenous wisdom in a world that has too often taken without asking, recorded without permission, or diluted without care?
Our founders spent years in relationship with elders and communities across the Americas and beyond, listening before building, and learning that any platform carrying these teachings must be led by the communities themselves.
What emerged is a commitment to consent, reciprocity, and long-term partnership, not extraction. Aniwa is the vessel; the elders and their communities remain the source.
Mission
Purpose
Aniwa is devoted to creating bridges between worlds by amplifying Indigenous wisdom, supporting cultural preservation, and cultivating spaces that inspire meaningful connection between humanity and nature. Through remembrance, education, and collective healing, we seek to nurture a more harmonious, regenerative, and beautiful future for the Earth and future generations.
Vision
Future
We envision a regenerative world where humanity remembers its sacred interconnectedness with the Earth, and where ancestral wisdom guides the way toward unity, reciprocity, stewardship, and a thriving future for all life.
Our Challenge & Solution
Indigenous knowledge has been fragmented, commodified, and separated from the land and relationships that give it meaning. Many elders face impossible choices between sharing their medicine to survive economically and protecting it from misuse.
Aniwa addresses this by co-creating with councils of elders, filming only with explicit permission, and building governance into the platform, including community voting on which teachings are filmed next and how revenue is shared.
Our solution is neither a content library nor a social network alone. It is a trusted circle: technology in service of relationship.
Organization
Aniwa is guided by a Council of Elders at the center, with an operations team carrying out gathering, retreats, readings, digital, marketplace, and nonprofit work in service of Indigenous communities.
Council of Elders
Elders and spiritual leaders who guide what we film, how we share, and how we govern the platform.
Mona Polacca
Hopi · Havasupai · Tewa
Grandmother Clara Soaring Hawk
Ramapough Lenape
Patrick Scott
Diné (Navajo)
Nana Amalia
Maya Kaqchiquel
Tata Mario
Maya K'iche
Inka Ttito
Paq'o Andino · Inka
Team
The people building Aniwa in partnership with communities, across production, platform, gatherings, and care.
Leadership & Operations
Stewarding partnerships, production, and community care
Elder Relations
Consent, filming, and council coordination
Platform & Product
Building the Global Portal and member experience
Gatherings & Retreats
In-person ceremonies and ambassador programs
Creative & Story
Documentary courses and elder-led storytelling
Community Support
Circles, onboarding, and member guidance
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Whether you're seeking digital teachings, planning a retreat, exploring our marketplace, attending a gathering, or supporting our nonprofit mission, we welcome you to connect with us.
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