About Us....   Wichozanni Village is the vision of Michael and wohpe'.  They are currently working towards creating a traditional village environment for ceremonial and cultural gatherings where traditional ways of life can be continued for the future generations.   "At Wichozanni Village, we continue to hold onto the ancient beliefs and traditions passed on to us by our family and respected tribal elders".  Michael and wohpe' are both of mixed-blood Peoples of North America, with the main traditional teachings and influences being from their Lakota heritage.  In 1994, Michael began sharing some of these teachings in Europe at the recommendation of his mentor, Martin High Bear (a lakota medicine man from Cheyenne River, SD).  In 2002 wohpe' began joining him on these annual visits adding traditional woman's teachings. wohpe' is also a tribal member of the Pokanoket/Wampanoag Federation of Rhode Island and for years has also shared the history and stories of her Wampanoag people in schools and at gatherings. They have been invited to share teachings at spiritual and cultural gatherings in Europe and other countries, as well as here on Turtle Island. Anyone wishing to verify their credibility is welcome to contact Fred Short, Elder Keeper of the AIM Eagle Staff and Leader of the California AIM, and State of California Spiritual Liaison. 209-874-5187 Wichozanni Village (as a non-profit organization) was established in California in 2004.            Wichozanni Village is dedicated to the Sacred Circle as a place to find harmony through prayer, through education and through the practice of Living in Health of the Mind, Body & Spirit. Mitakuye Oyasin (we are all relatives)     Comments September 11, 2011 NEW!! Sharing Our Thoughts and Comments Add new comment All fields are required. Name:* Email Address:* Comments* Please enter the phrase as it is shown in the box above.    Show/Hide Comments (1) katja Sep-14 10:55pm In 2007 a good friend of mine told me about a workshop with two native american people from california in austria. As I am interested in the indigenous way of life in general i was really curious and decided to participate. The first thing i did for sure was asking google what it knows about michael and wohpe twofeathers, and i am sure all of you now what i found. some older announcements about other workshops in europe, personal info. (like the hawaiin roots from michael,or wohpes german ancestors they both never denied) and so on. I am a person who wants to make own experiences and i am self responsible to draw my own conclusions (as we all should do in my opinion). I am also a critical person,so i attended with an open mind. I listened to wohpe and michael's teachings very carefully. i talked with them and asked a lot of questions about their understanding of life and their opinion about many other things. I also wanted to know many things about ceremonies and both of them explained in clear words understandable for a white woman, what the ceremonies are about and that there are important things, the do's and dont's if you want to put it that way, which you have to respect. I have learned immediately that taking money for ceremonies is defenitly one of the dont's. I had many talks with them and i visited their home, met their family, their children and what i saw and heard in these times is my proof: wohpe and michael twofeathers are real. they are sharing informations about lots of things and also about ceremonies, but they are also sharing how to be respectful with these information and how to act in a respectful way.<br /> katja ~ austria Archives September 2011