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In the light of reverence [videorecording] / [presented by] the Independent Television Service and Native American Public Telecommunications ; produced and directed by Christopher McLeod ; written by Jessica Abbe ; co-produced by Malinda Maynor ; produced by the Sacred Land Film Project of Earth Island Institute.

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Across the United States, 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 presents three indigenous communities in their struggles to protect their sacred sites from rock...

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Corporate Authors: Independent Television Service, Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc, Sacred Land Film Project, Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: McLeod, Christopher, Lowery, Malinda Maynor, Abbe, Jessica, Coyote, Peter, Cardinal, Tantoo
Other title:Subtitle on container: Protecting America's sacred lands.
New threats.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, ©2007.
Subjects:
Freedom of religion > United States.
Indians of North America > Land tenure.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Public lands > West (U.S.)
Lakota Indians > Religion.
Hopi Indians > Religion.
Wintu Indians > Religion.
Nature conservation > United States > Religious aspects.
Mineral industries > Environmental aspects > Arizona.
Sacred space > United States.
Petroglyphs > Conservation and restoration > Arizona.
New Age movement > California.
Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)
Mount Shasta (Calif.)
Salt River Indian Reservation (Ariz.)
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Across the United States, 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 presents three indigenous communities in their struggles to protect their sacred sites from rock climbers, tourists, strip-mining and development and New Age religious practitioners. Examines: Mato tipila (Devil's tower, Wyoming) (25 min.); Hopitutskwa (Hopi land, Northern Arizona) (23 min.); Bulyum Puyuik (Mt. Shasta, California) (26 min.)
Item Description:Date of publication from insert.
DVD special features: New threats : Zuni Salt Lake & Quechan Indian pass (short film update); Vine Deloria Jr. extended interview; interviews with the filmmakers; classroom version, view any one of the three stories as a complete film; additional scenes; what you can do to protect sacred lands (weblinks)
Physical Description:1 DVD (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1.
Audience:"Grades 9-College"--Container.
Awards:Best Documentary Feature, American Indian Film Festival.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Will Parrinello ... [et al.] ; editor, Will Parrinello ; music, Jon Herbst ; advisors, Ben Bagdikian ... [et al.]
ISBN:1560299762
9781560299769
Participant or Performer:Narrators: Peter Coyote, Tantoo Cardinal.
Language:Open captions option.

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