The history of the Kalpulli (community) is hundreds of thousands of years old. Tlakaelel refounded the Mother Kalpulli of Mexico in 1947. The Council of Anwach felt it was time to insure that the oral history and culture passed on to future generations. They felt it was essential to take these teachings out of the shadows. They chose Tlakaelel to teach the children, many from remote villages, the history of itsachilatlal (the world). Using the traditional indigenous social, political structure that reflects a balanced ecological philosophy, Tlakaelel's idea was to reestablish the Kalpulli and make it available to people of all the races; the people of the sacred four colors. The Council of Anwach charged Tlakaelel with the task of retracing the historic migration of the four arrows. This journey led him from the mountain of the serpent in a spiral up the most northern reaches of Canada to the North Atlantic coast, closing the spiral in Chaco canyon.
The Kalpulli is an organization dedicated to intercultural communication and understanding between peoples of the four colors. The purpose is to promote peace according to indigenous culture and philosophy that believes that peace is a result of living in harmony and balance with our Mother, the Earth and all creation. Respect for self and others and everything with which we share our environment is a basic principle. In this spirit, the Kalpulli invites all peoples of the four colors and all religious traditions to talk, to pray, and to create a self sufficient camp using typical Native American structure. People were asked to be prepared to participate in the horizontal sharing of the responsibilities. Everyone was expected to chop wood, prepare food, care for children, tend the sacred fire and provide for camp security. The Peace Camp ends with a ceremony of the four colors. In this ceremony, we honored the ancestors of the people of the four colors.