The participants in the Project understand the necessity for cultural sensitivity, for reclaiming the old ways and seeking innovation. The Reawakening Project in Karluk, Alaska, helps the community regather its cultural heritage in the context of the modern world to address such diverse problems as road development, sewer systems, and health care. This village of 52 people may choose to integrate subsistence with modern ways in order to maintain their economy. The Arapahoe Child Welfare office, Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming, supports families, child welfare, and adoptions both on and off the reservation in order to preserve the cultural heritage that is a right of all Arapahoe children. In KwaZulu-Natal, survivors of violence have opportunities, such as in youth camps, to face former enemies on neutral ground to forge bridges of friendship.
Land is reclaimed from war and planted in gardens.
Mothers step forward in peace as role models for their children. Communities work together to build a strong new South Africa.