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Oka Ohoyo: Wellness Center & Botanical Garden

Restoring Balance- Cosmic Mother, Mama Earth, & All Life!

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About Oka Ohoyo

Oka Ohoyo, LLC is a holistic health and wellness company providing healing services, cosmic rituals, and herbal medicine products for Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples in Detroit, MI. Our healing techniques and products are all rooted in ancient American "mound-builder" culture. 

Our Mission

Our mission with Oka Ohoyo is to help aid Aboriginal Americans in their healing from a cultural, natural, and ancestral lens. To do this, we would like to acquire parcels of land and a property located on Detroit's east side to develop our own holistic wellness & cultural center to service Aboriginal Americans in our local community. The wellness center will be complete with an herbal apothecary, tea/juice bar, sauna, hydrotherapy tub, an office space, a community room, botanical/herbal permaculture garden, and a developed outside space for eco-healing and outdoor gatherings.

Herbal Apothecary

 

The Problem

Oka Ohoyo, LLC vows to tackle 4 major problems the American Aboriginals have faced for decades:

  1. Identity Crisis- The original definition of "American" according to the 1828 edition of Noah Webster's Dictionary, applies to the "copper colored races" founded here by Europeans.  Due to perpetual colonialism as well as paper genocide, incited by eugenicist Walter Plecker beginning in 1912, many American Indians were reclassified as "negro", "colored", "mongrel", "mulatto", etc. Many of today's "Blacks" and "African-Americans" are actually descendants of the original copper-colored mound builders who were the First Nations of America. Many "Blacks" and "African-Americans" have been lied to in colonial schools regarding their true identity, legacy, and history. However, many "Blacks"/"African-Americans" were told by elders in their families that they are in fact American Indian in addition to many of their cultural traditions reflecting that of the original mound builders.
  2. Intergenerational Trauma & Stress- Intergenerational trauma is the notion that our traumas have the potential to pass down from generation to generation, especially if not acknowledged or healed. The American Indian people have dealt with over 600 yrs of intergenerational trauma that still perpetuates to this very day. We are a people who have faced genocide, ethnocide, the destruction of our communities, the stripping away of our culture and heritage, stolen land and identity, pharmaceutical witchcraft, eugenics, police terrorism, gentrification, rape, having our children taken from us, and so much more! We have been completely stripped away from our nature as a people.
  3. Poor Health & Diet- In addition to an identity crisis and dealing with the weight of intergenerational trauma, our people have been removed from our original diet, health regiments, natural medicines, and our interconnection with nature. ALL of which contribute to our total health and wellbeing!
  4. Lack of Community Outlet- American Aboriginals in Detroit lack a community space/central cultural center that caters to their specific needs and their identity and culture.

The Solution

  1. To combat Identity Crisis, Oka Ohoyo, LLC has and will continue to create educational & cultural content on our blog, YouTube channel, and live lectures/workshops to restore the history and legacy of America's Original People who have been misnomered as "Black", "Negro", "African-American", etc. It is the truth and representation of our people that matters!
  2. To combat Intergenerational Trauma & Stress, our company offers an array of services to assist in healing intergenerational trauma. We offer a Cosmic Life Coaching service that approaches life-coaching from an Amerindian cultural-historical perspective. We also offer an array of energy healing (Nanih Waiya Xi) services, energetic readings, and ritual work.
  3. To combat Poor Health & Diet, our company will offer Indigenous/alkaline dieting consultations, herbal medicine consultations, and herbal medicine products all rooted in American Indian culture. In our Cosmic Life Coaching program, we promote ecotherapy and grounding with the Earth as a method of healing as well. 
  4. To combat Lack of Community Outlet, we are developing a physical holistic wellness and cultural center where local Aboriginal Americans can come receive healing services, healing products, and participate in cultural gatherings.

 

 

Your donation to Oka Ohoyo, LLC will go toward:

  • Acquiring parcels of land and property on Detroit's east side.
  • Land clearing and eco-sustainable development
  • Seeds & horticultural tools/equipment for our botanical medicinal garden.
  • Spa equipment such as sauna, hydrotherapy tub, Bemer chair, massage tables, massage tools, womb steam thrones, ionic foot baths, etc.
  • Office equipment
  • Medicine-making materials such as herbs, essential oils, sea salts, body butters, product packaging, special machines, etc.
  • Ritual & ceremonial materials such as ritual herbs, candles, ceremonial drinks, instruments, etc.
  • Educational materials for courses, lectures, and workshops, such as a projector and screen and more.
  • Monthly maintenance of our website.
  • Advertisements & promotional materials.
  • Making integrative healing services more accessible and affordable to Indigenous Peoples and People of Color.
  • Continuing to grow our business & heal our community.

"Thank you for your love & support!" - Founder & CEO, Danielle Nanih Waiya

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Those who contribute $100 or more will receive a 10% off coupon to our wellness center or online store that will be issued upon launch.

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Turtle Immunity Package

Those contributing $500 or more will receive a 10% off coupon and an herbal medicine bundle featuring our immunity boosting products including our community-favorite "Turtle Immunity" elderberry syrup, herbal multivitamin capsules, Vitamin C capsules, Carib purple sea moss, and sarsaparilla root.

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Those contributing $1000 and up will receive a 10% off coupon, a "Turtle Immunity" medicine bundle, and a personal invite to our private pre-launch pamper party!

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Golden Maize Sponsor

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Monetary Contribution

Just Because I Care

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100.00 USD
100 & Up Club

Those who contribute $100 or more will receive a 10% off coupon to our wellness center or online store that will be issued upon launch.

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500.00 USD
Turtle Immunity Package

Those contributing $500 or more will receive a 10% off coupon and an herbal medicine bundle featuring our immunity boosting products including our community-favorite "Turtle Immunity" elderberry syrup, herbal multivitamin capsules, Vitamin C capsules, Carib purple sea moss, and sarsaparilla root.

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1,000.00 USD
Green Corn Sponsor

Those contributing $1000 and up will receive a 10% off coupon, a "Turtle Immunity" medicine bundle, and a personal invite to our private pre-launch pamper party!

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5,000.00 USD
Golden Maize Sponsor

Those contributing $5,000 or more will receive a 10% off coupon, a "Turtle Immunity" medicine bundle, an invite to our private pre-launch VIP Pamper Party, and your name or company name will be included on a plaque.

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