Greenland
Greenland Event July 17 -19, 2009
Event Location
25 kilometers east from the town of Kangerlussuaq on the west coast of Greenland.
Event Program
The Fire & Ice Ceremony for the Earth is held in a traditional Eskimo-Kalaallittupeq-tipi and tent encampment by the large lake of AajuittupTasersua near the Icecap. The daily agenda for the gathering follows traditional ceremonial protocol with the fire pit being the center of activities. The primary festivities include the reunion of the Elders, the ceremonial return of the Sacred Fire, deliberations and prayers revolving around the ice, as well as feasting, celebration and a traditional Paggattittineq, a Give-away ceremony.
The tentative agenda is as follows: 
Arrival: July 15 – 16, 2009
Fire Ceremony: July 17
At the crack of dawn, which is midnight, grandmothers start walking in silence from the campsite to cut wood. They carry the wood back to the fire pit in the old traditional way, bound to their head. Late on this day everyone is invited into the circle, the Eskimo Elders entering last, fueling the fire with the oil of a seal oil lamp. The ancient prophecy of the coming home of the fire is told; ceremonies are followed by celebrations and a feast.
Fire & Ice Ceremony: July 18
A silent procession makes its way to the Icecap to witness the Fire & Ice Ceremony to take place at midnight. Grandmothers carry the wood. The men prepare the fire pit. The walk back to camp is lively and filled with joy.
Ancient Voices: July 19
First, the women of the Greenland Elders enter the sweatlodge to hold council on the words to be spoken to the world. Then the men of the Greenland Elders enter the sweatlodge and hold council on how to bring the message to the world. The Eskimo-Kalaallit Elders speak to the world about the spiritual implications of the melting of the Big Ice.
Departure: July 20, 2009