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In the light of reverence
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Across the USA, Native Americans are struggling to protect their sacred places. Religious freedom, so valued in America, is not guaranteed to those who practice land-based religions. This film disc...
Across the USA, Native Americans are struggling to protect their sacred places. Religious freedom, so valued in America, is not guaranteed to those who practice land-based religions. This film discusses the struggles of three indigenous communities to protect their sacred sites from rock climbers, tourists, strip-mining, development and New Age religious practitioners.
Details
- Creator
- produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written by Jessica Abbe ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service and Native American Public Telecommunications ; produced by the Sacred Land Film Project of Earth Island Institute
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2002]
- copyright [2002]
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming media file (73 min.) : sound, color
- OCLC
- ocn870677358
- Credits
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- Narrators, Peter Coyote, Tantoo Cardinal
- Video and cinematography, Will Parinello [and others] ; editor, Will Parinello ; original score, Jon Herbst
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
- System requirements: access to Internet or Intranet ; media player.
- Closed captioned.
- Mato Tipila (Devil's Tower, Wyoming) (25 min.) -- Hopitutskwa (Hopi land, Northern Arizona) (23 min.) -- Bulyum Puyuik (Mt. Shasta, California) (26 min.)
Subjects
- Indians of North America -- Religion.
- Indians of North America -- Land tenure.
- Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Sacred space -- United States.
- Public lands -- United States.
- Freedom of religion -- United States.
- Lakota Indians -- Religion.
- Hopi Indians -- Religion.
- Wintu Indians -- Religion.
- Zuni Indians -- Religion.
- Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- Wyoming.
- Tourism -- Environmental aspects -- California.
- Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Arizona.
- Petroglyphs -- Conservation and restoration -- Arizona.
- New Age movement -- California.
- Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)
- Mount Shasta (Calif.)
- Salt River Indian Reservation (Ariz.)