In the light of reverence [videorecording] / [presented by] the Independent Television Service and Native American Public Telecommunications ; writer, Jessica Abbe ; produced and directed by Christopher McLeod.
New threats: Zuni Salt Lake & Quechan Indian pass.
Notes:
Narrators: Peter Coyote, Tantoo Cardinal. Commentary: Vine Deloria, Jr., William Perry Pendley, Deb Liggett, Charles Wilkinson, Lee Wayne Lomayestwa, Vernon Masayesva, Jan Balsom, Kathy Hammond, Sharon Heywood, Rowena Kryder, Caleen Sisk-Franco. Includes: extended interview with Vine Deloria, Jr., interviews with one of the filmmakers, and a 12 min. segment: New threats : Zuni Salt Lake & Quechan Indian pass. Includes three segments that can be accessed on a computer: Endangered sacred places, Historic sacred places, and Teacher's guide.
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.).
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.