Banarema Hiama.
The Sister Sanctuary.

By decree of Kwaji:Yä Knögé, under the covenant of ancestral law and sovereign guardianship, consecrated as a sacred refuge for women. Guided by the Hiama Ahiaro, the Mother and ceremonial steward.

Workshopvi. of vi.

CircleLunar cycles

SeatsWomen only

TuitionTuition TBA

The Hiama Ahiaro, the Mother of the Sister Sanctuary, kneeling to light the central brass beacon-fire at moonrise while the Council of Women, across generations, sit around her in dignified attention beneath the carved ceremonial pavilion.

Purpose

A sanctuary for women's councils.

A sanctuary for women's councils, for healing, and for the transmission of wisdom across generations. A pillar of sovereignty within Wākale Amotī, aligned with lunar cycles and ancestral covenant.

A space for herbal medicine, ritual baths, eco-living, and intergenerational teaching. The work of the household and the work of the council are taught here as one continuous practice.

Governance

A house held by three offices.

Hiama Ahiaro.

Mother, ceremonial steward. Guides admission, presides over cycles, and ensures continuity of the sanctuary across generations.

ii.

Council of Women.

Supports the work of the Mother. Holds the wisdom transmission and ceremonial practice across the cycles.

iii.

Apprentices.

Record teachings as they are given. Preserve them in the Nation archives so the sanctuary carries forward.

Charter duties

Five duties of the Sister Sanctuary.

The Hiama Ahiaro extending an open hand at the carved threshold gatepost to welcome a younger woman into the sanctuary.

Duty i.

Guardianship of admission.

A councilwoman lighting a row of ceremonial brass oil lamps along the altar stone at moonrise.

Duty ii.

Stewardship of ceremony.

An elder councilwoman guiding two young apprentices who record her teaching into the hand-bound Nation archive by lantern light.

Duty iii.

Transmission of wisdom.

A healer strewing fresh herbs and flowers into a steaming bluestone ritual bath while a woman wrapped in cream linen receives care.

Duty iv.

Healing and nurturing.

A young apprentice tying the binding of a finished volume of the Nation archive before a tall shelf of bound volumes by lamplight.

Duty v.

Continuity and sovereignty.

Closing proclamation

A beacon of women's guardianship.

The Banarema Hiama shall stand as a permanent pillar of Kwaji:Yä Knögé, woven into the modules of Wākale Amotī, consecrated for wisdom, healing, and sovereign continuity. Guided by the Hiama Ahiaro, it shall shine as a beacon of women's guardianship for all time.

Banarema Hiama. The Sister Sanctuary.