One initiative at the Gathering of the Union of the Condor, Hummingbird, Quetzal, and Eagle was to renew the concept of Bioregions across the Americas. Indigenous communities' cultures and spirituality reflected the Bioregions in which they lived in 1492.
With the development of 36 colonial nation-states, Indigenous Nations were split apart and divided by every Colonial Nation-State border and many places across the Americas. For instance, this map shows the Mayan bioregion that unites the Mayans in this picture of Mayans from Mexico and Guatemala.
We give our heartfelt thanksgiving to Jaguar Award Winner Brother Douglas Tolchin for his selfless service in support of Indigenous peoples for remapping the world into Bioregions with Indigenous names replacing the colonial names.
British Columbia is a perfect example of land that was illegally stolen by the Government of Canada and renamed with many British Names, Victoria, King George Blvd, Surrey, Prince George, etc.
Brother Guujaw and the Haidas were the first to make changes from Queen Charlotte Island To Heida Haida Gwaii by a brother, Chief Guujaw, and the Haida People.
Hopefully, in time, all these colonial names will be replaced with their Indigenous names in "British Columbia."
Can you imagine the great egotism, spiritual sickness, and disrespect of Great Britain/Canada stealing the sacred lands of the Indigenous peoples of British Columbia, with no Treaty made as required by International law, and then renaming the Indigenous names with British names of their Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, explorers, and place names of Great Britain? Truly spiritually sick!
