Behind the Scenes – Guardians of the River
In rural Papua New Guinea, the villagers of Bosmun revive a long dormant canoe ceremony along their sacred Ramu river.
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Tar Sands Map Rap – Mike Mercredi & Lionel Lepine
In Standing on Sacred Ground’s second episode, Profit and Loss, we have a couple brief scenes featuring Mike Mercredi explaining a detailed map of the tar sands that he and Lionel Lepine created for their Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation tribal government. Here’s the whole rap.
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40 Years of Filmmaking
A collection of still images from 40 years of film production at sacred sites around the world, while making The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area? Poison in the Rockies, In the Light of Reverence and Standing on Sacred Ground.
Altai Pilgrim – Standing on Sacred Ground
This scene comes from the Pilgrims and Tourists episode of the four-part series, Standing on Sacred Ground. The episode also offers rare footage of traditional ceremonies of the Winnemem Wintu in northern California who are fighting U.S. government plans to enlarge one of the West’s biggest dams
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Standing on Sacred Ground
Still images from seven years of film production at sacred sites around the world, while making our four-part PBS series, Standing on Sacred Ground.
Winnemem Resistance – Standing on Sacred Ground
Through scenes of traditional Winnemem Wintu ceremonies and steadfast statements of resistance, learn about the clear conflict between the Winnemem and those trying to enlarge giant Shasta Dam.
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Papua New Guinea Forced Relocation – Standing on Sacred Ground
Witness the betrayal suffered by villagers in Papua New Guinea when their initial hopes are dashed by a Chinese government-owned mining company that doesn’t raise their standard of living but violently relocates them to a taboo sacred mountain.
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Tar Sands Dilemma – Standing on Sacred Ground
Hear how one young man thrilled to work in the giant tar sands stripmines quickly learns the true cost as friends and family in his nearby village suffer and die from rare cancers. This scene comes from the Profit and Loss episode of the four-part series, Standing on Sacred Ground.
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Peru Coca Ceremony – Standing on Sacred Ground
Watch five indigenous Q’eros pilgrims in the Peruvian Andes be driven from their ritual site by intolerant Catholics. This scene comes from the Fire and Ice episode of the four-part series, Standing on Sacred Ground.
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Ethiopia Clash – Standing on Sacred Ground
Tensions explode in the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia when evangelical Christians interrupt an ancient traditional ceremony and begin building a church in the heart of a sacred meadow. This scene comes from the Fire and Ice episode of the four-part series, Standing on Sacred Ground.
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