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Sacred Land Film Project Sacred places rekindle reverence for land and cultural diversity, and connect nature and culture. https://sacredland.org/

10/27/2026

For Indigenous peoples, mountains are sacred sites for meditation, spiritual connection, fasting, understanding, and communication. Mountains are revered parts of the environment that should not be disturbed. 🏔

Here's a clip from our 20-minute film, "Voices of the Land," that shares three stories of visionary people protecting places that are sacred to them. In this clip, Southern Ute elder Eddie Box reflects on the importance of sacred mountains.

The other two scenes in the film include a pivotal Native Hawaiian protest against geothermal drilling in the Wao Kele O Puna rainforest on the Big Island, and an interview with Earth First! co-founder Dave Foreman.

🎥 You can watch the full film here: https://sacredland.org/voices-of-the-land-1991/

If you're in Berkeley, join us tonight for our screening of "The Eternal Song," followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Zaya a...
10/26/2026

If you're in Berkeley, join us tonight for our screening of "The Eternal Song," followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo in conversation with Toby McLeod. 🎥

🗓 Mon, Oct. 26th at 7pm
📍 David Brower Center

"The Eternal Song" is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and their Indigenous cultures. Voices from around the world and across generations call us to witness the deep, ongoing scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing that comes through ancestral wisdom. Entrusted with medicine songs and stories, all of us grapple with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, and a culture of separation.

The Eternal Song film reveals how modernity severs our connection to nature, each other, and the ancestral realm, while feeding us empty promises of salvation, unlimited consumption and individual happiness. As we are drawn into the intricate web of kinship and honoring the living presence of Mother Earth, we awaken a remembrance. A sacred dance comes to life, and we begin to hear the song of Life itself, calling us back to belonging.

🎟 Get tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-the-eternal-song-with-filmmakers-zaya-and-maurizio-benazzo-tickets-1993389457528?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&fbclid=IwY2xjawVMqI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMXI4S3dQT1U2RHpDaTEySEJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeXvnt4kM8uOOsNZOwFXPrJzHH4WKKsGZcYk-cIg_9yvGj2sIa-pqUlHrrtrU_aem_pChb4SfzdHccftOkJCKVow

After the eight-year fight to protect the West Berkeley Shellmound site from development, the land was restored to Indig...
10/26/2026

After the eight-year fight to protect the West Berkeley Shellmound site from development, the land was restored to Indigenous stewardship. 👏 The West Berkeley Shellmound is an ancestral Ohlone village site and burial ground, holding deep cultural and spiritual significance for the Indigenous peoples of the Bay Area. This important Land Back victory transferred title to 2.2 acres the Sogorea Te' Land Trust.

On October 15, the permit to remove the asphalt covering this sacred site was approved by the City of Berkeley—a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts of the Lisjan Ohlone and their allies to restore this ancestral land, daylight Strawberry Creek, and create a new park. 🌳

📸 Our film team recently installed a time-lapse camera at the site to document the park’s progress as asphalt removal should begin later this year. Stay tuned for updates as this important work continues!

➡ For more info, visit: https://shellmound.org

10/23/2026

Indigenous communities around the world have always resisted threats to their sacred places. "Standing on Sacred Ground" is our four-part documentary series telling the stories of eight Native communities defending their rights, fighting to restore the environment, and sharing ecological wisdom and spiritual reverence as they battle a utilitarian view of land in the form of government megaprojects, consumer culture, resource extraction, competing religions, and climate change. 🌎

🎥 You can watch all four films on Amazon Prime. To learn more, visit https://standingonsacredground.org/

10/22/2026

Do you know about the origin of "The Wizard of Oz?" The story is a popular children's classic that has been adapted into films and theatrical productions. Few know that author L. Frank Baum called for the extermination of Native Americans, and his racial attitudes are woven through the popular American tale.

Onondaga Chief Oren Lyons deconstructs the classic story in an outtake from our "Standing on Sacred Ground" interview ➡ You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ttzSwYFa8

10/21/2026

Vernon Masayesva (former Hopi Tribal Chairman) explains how people have always perfected technology to accumulate wealth and power—to the point where humans see themselves as gods. It's a dangerous, age-old mistake.

Here's a clip from our award-winning documentary, "In the Light of Reverence," where Vernon discusses how we have let technology out of control and haven't learned our lessons.

His warning is especially relevant now as AI, drones and cyber weapons add to forerunner techno-nightmares like nuclear weapons. All of these hold devastating consequences for our environment, Indigenous Peoples' rights, and sacred lands around the world.

🎥 To watch the entire film, visit: https://sacredland.org/in-the-light-of-reverence/

We're excited to share our latest "Sacred Land Speaks" podcast episode with Secwepemc author and filmmaker Julian Brave ...
10/20/2026

We're excited to share our latest "Sacred Land Speaks" podcast episode with Secwepemc author and filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat! 🎙

In this episode, instead of diving into our filmmaking archives, host Toby McLeod sat down in our editing studio with Julian. They discussed what Julian learned while writing his book, "We Survived the Night," while simultaneously producing his Academy Award-nominated film, "Sugarcane." 🎥

🎧 Check out the episode here: https://sacredlandspeaks.podbean.com/e/julian-brave-noisecat/

Our third and final screening in the Native Voices Film Series is next Monday, October 26 at 7pm, at the David Brower Ce...
10/19/2026

Our third and final screening in the Native Voices Film Series is next Monday, October 26 at 7pm, at the David Brower Center in Berkeley. We will be screening "The Eternal Song," followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo in conversation with Toby McLeod. 🎥

If you're in the area, join us for a cinematic journey through timeless lands and their Indigenous cultures. Voices from around the world and across generations call us to witness the deep, ongoing scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing that comes through ancestral wisdom. Entrusted with medicine songs and stories, all of us grapple with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, and a culture of separation.

The Eternal Song reveals how modernity severs our connection to nature, each other, and the ancestral realm, while feeding us empty promises of salvation, unlimited consumption and individual happiness. As we are drawn into the intricate web of kinship and honoring the living presence of Mother Earth, we awaken a remembrance. A sacred dance comes to life, and we begin to hear the song of Life itself, calling us back to belonging.

🎟 To watch the trailer and get tickets, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-the-eternal-song-with-filmmakers-zaya-and-maurizio-benazzo-tickets-1993389457528?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&fbclid=IwY2xjawU_bH1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMXY5V3dHZFNhbFlNWlRPZ3VzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeOwlZvZ4SXdrrhDUU-datnrFFp0tmGyDk5LvjDQ5QQFeaL1UWcI0FDmEu7DE_aem_HIhGsL824AoyyN7Fsk73jw

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and beyond, we honor and celebrate the Native people who have always cared for their sacred l...
10/12/2026

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day and beyond, we honor and celebrate the Native people who have always cared for their sacred lands, waters, cultures, and communities. 🌎

For more than 40 years, we have had the privilege of listening to and sharing stories of Indigenous communities around the world standing up to protect sacred places and ways of life. Indigenous Peoples continue to fight to restore their traditional homelands and defend their rights. We stand with them in solidarity. ✊

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