Matriarch Ways

04/20/2026

Register for the Spilt Tea Party, raise awareness of various topics and help plan out the IPDAZ celebration.

Thank you for your interest in registering! Are you ready to plan and build with our collective? Gathering Details: We will be having monthly gatherings to engage in dialogue on important topics impacting our communities. Everyone is welcome and lets discuss what we want and how to create change thr...

04/10/2026

Applications are now open for our Going Full Circle cohort ✨

This is an opportunity to be part of a small, intentional group centered on growth, connection, and community. We are looking for individuals who can commit to meeting on Fridays from 2-4 PM.

Full location details shared via email after acceptance. Applicants will be notified by next Monday regarding their selection into the program.

We look forward to gathering with those who feel called to this work.

Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

03/21/2026

Spring is not just a season, it’s a return. 🌱

A return to the land waking up.
A return to water flowing.
A return to ourselves.

Across Turtle Island, this time reminds us that life moves in cycles.
What rested is now rising.
What was planted is beginning to grow.

This is a time to:
• honor the water as it moves again
• plant seeds in the earth and within ourselves
• reconnect with community, land, and purpose
• walk in balance as we enter a new season

Spring teaches us that renewal doesn’t mean starting over, it means remembering who we are.

Next gatherings are:
🗓 3/28- Spilt Tea Party (Register with link in bio)
🗓 4/4- Steps In Prayer (Message us or email [email protected])

02/25/2026

February & March with Matriarch Ways 💫

We’re creating space to gather, heal, and grow together.

Spilt Tea Party is our monthly community space to connect, share stories, and support one another while organizing around community needs.

Steps In Prayer is our bi-monthly healing circle where we move our bodies, center prayer, and reconnect with culture and wellness.

These spaces are rooted in collective care, culture, and the power of community.

Come sit with us. Come move with us. Come be in circle.

📍 Mesa, AZ
📅 See flyer for dates
🔗 Register through the QR code for Spilt Tea Party or link in bio. For Steps In Prayer message us or email [email protected]

01/12/2026

Join us on the last Saturday of January for the Spilt Tea Party ☕️
Matriarch Ways invites the community to gather and reflect together. What do we, as a collective, need to focus on? What concerns are present in our community—and what does freedom truly look like for us?
Let’s have these much-needed conversations over tea and snacks in a welcoming space.
Please bring your 2026 planner for a guided activity; planning supplies will also be provided. 📔
We look forward to sharing space, ideas, and vision with you. ❤️‍🔥
Scan the QR code, registration is required.

12/02/2025

✨ Matriarchs Carry the Fire ✨

Today we honor six powerful Indigenous women whose courage lights the way for all of us:

🔥 Mavis Thomas: A young cultural bearer from Gila River who dances, creates, and shows us that fear has no place in the circle.
🔥 Lozen: Legendary Apache warrior and spiritual protector whose legacy still guides us forward.
🔥 Naelyn, Nizhoni & Baase Pike: Sisters defending Oak Flat through prayer, ceremony, and unwavering courage.
🔥 Kanahus Manuel: Land defender and matriarch warrior protecting water and future generations.

Matriarchs protect life, land, culture, and community. They teach us to stand rooted, walk bravely, and lead with love. Their strength is our inheritance and our responsibility to support.

Thank you to those who participated in our IG story, we love the women you chose to honor ❤️

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to walk with us by contributing to Matriarch Ways. Your donation fuels community programs, cultural gatherings, youth leadership, and frontline protection work that centers Indigenous women and families.

If these women inspire you, help us keep the fire burning.
Give what you can. Stand with matriarchs. Build the future. 🔥

✨ Donate today and be part of the circle. ✨

Visit: www.matriarchways.org

12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday • Dec 2
We don’t want a campaign, we want Fire Keepers.

A circle of people who help keep our cultural fire burning through decolonization, resurgence, and community healing.

Your gift supports:
🔥 Cultural knowledge holders
🔥 Going Full Circle Program
🔥 Our community’s return to culture and safety

Become a Fire Keeper:
🔗 matriarchways.org/donate
Honor your ancestors. Tend the fire. Link also in our bio.

11/15/2025

Free Parking, Free Admission & Free Carnival Rides.
Celebrate Yavapai Victory and Learn History.
Fort McDowell, AZ