Standing on Sacred Ground (2014)
Four Films. Eight Cultures. One Fight.
Indigenous people resist government mega-projects, consumer culture, competing religions, resource extraction and climate change in this four-part documentary series. In the US and around the world, native communities share ecological wisdom and spiritual reverence while battling a utilitarian view of land.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Pilgrims and Tourists2014-03-01In the Russian Republic of Altai, traditional native people create their own mountain parks to rein in tourism and resist a gas pipeline that would cut through a World Heritage Sit
- 2 2. Profit and Loss2014-03-01In Papua New Guinea, a Chinese government owned mine has violently relocated villagers, built a new pipeline and refinery on contested clan land, and is dumping mining waste into t
- 3 3. Fire and Ice2014-03-01In Ethiopia's Gamo Highlands, the benefits of traditional stewardship are confirmed even as elders witness the decline of spiritual practices that have long protected their natural
- 4 4. Islands of Sanctuary2014-03-01In Australia's Northern Territory, Aboriginal clans maintain Indigenous Protected Areas and resist the destructive effects of a mining boom. In Hawaii, indigenous ecological and sp
Cast
Graham GreeneNarrator (voice)Satish KumarSelf
Winona LaDukeSelf
Q'orianka KilcherImages
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