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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