Keah’s Fund
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My strong, beautiful, vibrant cousin Keah is just 27 years old and in hospice. The short time we've had with her on this earth is quickly slipping away and now we're at the awful part...planning to say goodbye.
That's never easy, but especially with Keah, who was once the most thriving presence in any room. She is a mother, a step-mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a great-aunt, a cousin, a friend, and a loving partner to her fiance Ellis.
Keahsompah is also very proud of her Indigenous ancestry, which is Osage, Cherokee, and Lakota. Her name in Lakota translates to: "Walks in Sacred Happiness".
Indigenous people are not only in tune with this land but also tied to it through their ancestors who have walked here before and are now a part of that ancestral land. In traditional practices, there is no death, but a change of worlds and the human spirit crosses into another dimension.
When she learned of her fate, Keahsompah's last request was to return to her homeland so she can give back to the earth and to other nations for what she received in this world. To return to her ancestors' burial site so she too can walk with them in that other world.
Unfortunately, she is living her last days in California and her family's sacred ground is in Oklahoma, so we have to figure out a way to get her there when the time comes.
As we prepare for the unimaginable, the financial burden to fulfill her wishes is overwhelming my family. I'm reaching out to Keah's community of friends, to our family, their friends and whoever may feel it in their hearts to help us do this right for her.
I will be handling all the funds donated and they will be used to pay for basic preparation of her remains (I can't believe I'm writing this!!!), and her transportation to Oklahoma. Any extra funds will go to her 10-year-old daughter, that she will have access to when she's an adult.
It's never easy to ask for money, especially in such a public way, but Keah didn't get a lot of chances in her short life, so we will do anything we can to make sure she gets everything she wanted as she leaves it.
That's never easy, but especially with Keah, who was once the most thriving presence in any room. She is a mother, a step-mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a great-aunt, a cousin, a friend, and a loving partner to her fiance Ellis.
Keahsompah is also very proud of her Indigenous ancestry, which is Osage, Cherokee, and Lakota. Her name in Lakota translates to: "Walks in Sacred Happiness".
Indigenous people are not only in tune with this land but also tied to it through their ancestors who have walked here before and are now a part of that ancestral land. In traditional practices, there is no death, but a change of worlds and the human spirit crosses into another dimension.
When she learned of her fate, Keahsompah's last request was to return to her homeland so she can give back to the earth and to other nations for what she received in this world. To return to her ancestors' burial site so she too can walk with them in that other world.
Unfortunately, she is living her last days in California and her family's sacred ground is in Oklahoma, so we have to figure out a way to get her there when the time comes.
As we prepare for the unimaginable, the financial burden to fulfill her wishes is overwhelming my family. I'm reaching out to Keah's community of friends, to our family, their friends and whoever may feel it in their hearts to help us do this right for her.
I will be handling all the funds donated and they will be used to pay for basic preparation of her remains (I can't believe I'm writing this!!!), and her transportation to Oklahoma. Any extra funds will go to her 10-year-old daughter, that she will have access to when she's an adult.
It's never easy to ask for money, especially in such a public way, but Keah didn't get a lot of chances in her short life, so we will do anything we can to make sure she gets everything she wanted as she leaves it.
Organizer
Kelly Brown
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA