This pre-conference festival will introduce the participants to multiple forms of prayer and spiritual practices of connecting one with the holy centering around Indigenous cultures.  In our world today, we are constantly exposed to many forms of debilitating and harmful forms of communication and polarizing actions all throughout society. This discourse can continually be found in politics and governmental structures but also in everyday life from sporting events of our young people to simple barbershop or diner discussions.  While many classical forms of Christianity have dominated our contemporary understanding of prayer, meditation or even spiritual practices, many throughout the world have been searching desperately for healthy forms of communicating with the spiritual.  While this hunger has been great, the places and spaces to explore and teach this praxis of prayer has been very limited. This session will utilize Indigenous forms of prayer, early Christian forms of prayer writing and  teachings of Indigeneity to assist participants and our world to better spiritually prepare themselves for all the challenges that exist in the world around us.